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To Primary Notifications about 119 visits have been made.
Ninety.seven subsequent visits have been made, principally to
children and young persons.
In each instance a circular which I prepared on the precautions
to be adopted has been left at the houses visited, and spitting flasks
supplied in cases where found necessary.
The rooms and bedding in all fatal cases have been
disinfected, also in cases where a request has been made, or in
which I considered absolutely essential.
A Local Dispensary has been established by the County Council
in the latter part of the year. It is too early to express any opinion
upon the benefits so far conferred upon the patients that have been
referred to the Tuberculosis Officer for treatment.
Non.Notifiable Diseases.
The School Attendance Officers still continue to send us notice
each day of all cases of Sore Throat, etc., which come to their
knowledge during the course of their enquiries concerning absentees.
These cases are scheduled on separate sheets for the different
Schools, so that I can see at a glance whether any particular School
is being affected.
The number of cases reported during the year were:—
Sore Throats 777
Measles 465
Chicken Pox 82
Whooping Cough 168
Other Cases (such as Ringworm, etc.) 884
2376
At no time was there any epidemic or necessity to close any of
the Schools.