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Each case was visited, and in addition to giving suitable
advice, endeavour was made to trace the source of infection, and
it was found that in one case the patient had visited Southend and
partaken of cockles at several shops during the day, one had
consumed strawberries freely before being taken ill, and the
enquiries in the remaining case failed to prove the cause of
infection.
SCARLET FEVER.
Cases notified, 208.
Deaths, nil.
In 1921 the case fatality was .38 per cent.
,, 1922 „ 1.73 ,,
„ 1923 „ 0.0 ,,
„ 1924 „ 2.16 ,,
„ 1925 ,, 0.0 ,,
DIPHTHERIA.
Cases notified, 291.
Deaths, 14.
Case fatality per cent, 4.46.
Death-rate per 1,000 of population, 2.17.
In the case of patients who are unable to pay for it, Diphtheria
anti-toxin may be obtained by medical practitioners at the Town
Hall during the day-time, and at Church Road and Harrow Green
Fire Stations at any time of the day and night. The doctors in
the district freely avail themselves of these facilities.
REPORT ON THE OUTBREAK WHICH OCCURRED IN
JUNE.
Towards the middle of June an epidemic of an explosive
character occurred.
The notifications, which for the four previous weeks
numbered 3, 2, 4, 4 respectively, suddenly mounted to 29 during
the week ended June 20th, whence during the succeeding five
weeks they dropped to 14, 3, 6, 9, 7.
Of the 44 notifications received during the fourteen days, June
13th to 27th, 23 were traced to Ruckholt Road School, 5 to Harrow
Green, 2 to Farmer Road, and 1 each to Mayville Road,