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Small Pox. No case of this disease occurred in the
District during the year.
Scarlet Fever. 24 cases of this disease were notified.
The disease occurred in isolated instances and nowhere
assumed the character of an epidemic. No fatal case.
Diphtheria. 26 cases were notified, several associated
with defective sanitary conditions which were remedied by
the action of the Sanitary Inspector. One death was caused
by this disease.
Enteric Fever. 17 cases occurred in the District, 5 of
which were contracted away from home; 12 occurred in a
row of cottages, and was attributed to a very foul collection
of sewage within a few yards of the back of the houses.—
This was remedied by the Landlord as soon as it was brought
to his notice. 3 deaths resulted from this disease.
Infantile Diarrhoea caused 18 deaths. This was much
above the average. This disease was unusually prevalent in
this and other Districts, a circumstance which was probably
due to morbid changes taking place in the milk, owing to
the exceptionally hot weather.
Whooping Cough was prevalent to a considerable extent,
and oaused 3 deaths.
The death-rate from zymotic disease was 0 2. The
death-rate from this class of disease for last five years being,
respectively, 0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 0.4, 0.4, 0.2.