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DIPHTHERIA
Twenty-saven cases ware notified, spread avanly
throughout the year. nineteen cases ware ramoved to
hospital.The disease was of a mild tyre, two deaths
occurred, giving a death rate of 0.138, The attack
rate for this disease is 1.86.
SCARLET FEVER.
Seventy-five cases were notified, the majority
of which occurred in the spring and early summer and
lata autumn and inter. The prevalence of the disease
if the highest since 1908, but did not reach epidemic
conditions at any time. Seventy cases were removed to
hospital. There were two deaths from this disease
giving a death rate of 0.138. The attack rate for this
disease is 5.175.
SMALL- POX.
One case was notified and prompt measures were taken
to isolate the contacts, and the case was removed to
hospital at Yeading. after a few days in hospital the
case was shown not to be small pox.
PUE???? TUBEROLESIS
Seventeen cases were notified, ten of which received
sanatorium treatment.
DRYSISELAS
Eight cases were notified, sevan in the District and
one in the mental hospital.
INFLUENZA.
This disease was prevalent to some extant during the
year. On the whole it waa not of a severe type. There
were two deaths, one at each of the age periods 45-65 and
6 5 and oyer. It was mainly characterised- by one of the
three following types:-
(1) A very painful condition of the throat, (angina)
associated with acuta middle ear trouble.
(2) Digestive symptoms, accompanied with, in a few
cases, sub-acute peritonitis of the upper
abdominal regions.
(3) In the later stages affections of the larger
joints, knee, ankle,with a tendancy to
a very slow recovery.