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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Table XVII. shows the incidence of notifiable infectious
diseases and is mainly noteworthy for the continued low
incidence of both Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever.
DIPHTHERIA.
The number of cases of Diphtheria notified during the
year was 121 compared with 86 in the previous year, giving
a rate, per 1,000 population, of 0.84 compared with 1.49 in
the country generally and 1.93 for the administrative County
of London. The disease was of moderate severity although a
number of cases of the gravest type occurred as will be seen
from the report on the work at the Isolation Hospital which
appears later in this section.
Immunisation was continued and the following table gives
particulars of the cases dealt with:—

Anti-toxin for the treatment of patients suffering from
or suspected to be suffering from Diphtheria is supplied to
practitioners in the area free of cost. Supplies of anti-toxin
are obtainable from the Public Health Department, the
Isolation Hospital and the Fire Stations and can be supplied
at any time during the day and night so that there shall be
no delay in its administration.
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified was 241
compared with a total of 382 in the previous year, the total
being equivalent to 1.69 per 1,000 population, as compared
with 2.33 for England and Wales, and 2.09 for the administra
tive County of London.