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The year under review was singularly free from epidemic
incidence of the infectious diseases. There was a small outbreak
of Anterior Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis) in
August, while Influenza also showed itself at the very end of
the year.
Appropriate investigation has been made into all cases
of notifiable disease occuring in the district in order to
determine a possible source of infection as well as to give
advice, for example, regarding contacts being seen by their
own doctor if occasion arise. In addition, concerning those
cases which are nursed at home a visit is paid once each week
to ensure that the necessity of efficient isolation is understood
and being maintained.
Of Scarlet Fever there were 310 cases and of Diphtheria
37 cases, the monthy incidence of these two diseases being
shown in the accompanying table.

SCARLET FEVER.
There were 310 cases of Scarlet Fever notified, of which
251 were removed to hospital and 59 were isolated at home.
Regarding the 251 hospital cases, there were 17 "return
cases" (6.7%), and there were 4 "return cases" in connection
with the 59 patients nursed at home (6.7%). In the
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