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DIPHTHERIA.
(Including Membranous Croup).
During 1924 there were 280 cases of diphtheria notified. Of these there were 6 cases
under the age of 1 year, 99 between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 104 between the ages of 5 and 15
years, 50 between the ages of 15 and 25 years, 19 between the ages of 25 and 45 years, and 2
aged 45 years and upwards.
Of the 280 cases, 267 were removed to an Isolation Hospital. The remaining cases were treated
at home, proper facilities being available for isolation and treatment. Fourteen deaths from this
disease occurred during 1924, 9 of the deaths being those of children under the age of 5 years.
During 1925 there were 337 cases of diphtheria notified. Of these there were 13 cases under the
age of 1 year, 114 between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 141 between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 42 between
the ages of 15 and 25 years, 24 between the ages of 25 and 45 years, and 3 aged 45 years and upwards.
Of the 337 cases, 329 were removed to an Isolation Hospital. The remaining cases were treated
at home. Eleven deaths from this disease occurred during 1925, 9 of the deaths being those of children
under the age of 5 years.
Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
1919 17 deaths.
1920 25 „
1921 22 „
1922 25 „
1923 14 „
1924 14 ,,
1925 11
Seasonal prevalence.—The following tables show the numbers of cases notified in each four.
weekly period during 1924 and 1925.