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Of the 11 who were referred to hospital:
1 required operation and is awaiting it.
4 received special treatment, 2 for cancer of the breast and 2 for chronic mastitis.
5 required further investigation, after which 4 were able to be reassured and dismissed
and 1 is still under observation.
1 was reassured and discharged.
The pathological conditions from which the 30 new patients suffered were as follows :
3 had cancer of the breast.
4 had chronic mastitis.
3 had non-malignant growths of the body wall.
6 had affections of the generative organs often found to be pre-cancerous.
6 had disorders of the digestive tract which occasionally lead to cancer.
4 had affections of the mouth and throat which sometimes become cancerous.
4 had conditions unconnected with cancer but which were causing anxiety in the patient's
mind.
During the year the nurses attached to the clinics paid 31 visits to the patients' homes in connection
with their attendances at the clinics, or after deaths from cancer in the hope of getting information
that might shed light on the cause or progress of the disease, and if possible to ascertain how long
had elapsed between the onset of symptoms and the obtaining of medical advice. Having regard to
the fact that in many instances these enquiries were made after the death of the patient and that
a very considerable time had elapsed since the commencement of symptoms in these cases it is
impossible to record any accurate information regarding this matter.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year 1938, 1,867 cases of Infectious Disease were notified as compared with 2,429
in the previous year.
The following table gives the number of notifications of certain diseases included in the above
total of 1,867, together with the corresponding figures for 1937:—

Return Cases of Scarlet Fever.—The following statement gives the return cases that
have occurred during 1938:—
I. Home Cases.—44.
(a) No. of infecting cases giving rise to return cases not longer than
28 days after release from isolation 0
„ return cases they gave rise to 0
,, infecting cases per cent. of total home cases 0
,, return cases per cent. of total home cases 0
(b) No. of infecting cases giving rise to return cases more than 28
days after release from isolation 0
„ return cases they gave rise to 0
„ infecting cases per cent. of total home cases 0
„ return cases per cent. of total home cases 0