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that it was resolved to continue the voluntary notification
indefinitely, and to extend the period of notification to June
and October, thus making the disease notifiable during five
months instead of three.
102 cases were notified in the past year. The subjoined
tables give full particulars of these. The notifications were
fewer than in any of the past six years excepting 1907.
2 cases were notified in June, 8 in July, 32 in August, 32
in September, and 28 in October. 4 deaths from Diarrhoea
and Zymotic Enteritis occurred in August and September,
5 in October, 3 in November, and 3 in December. There
were none in June or July.
The fatality (deaths from June to October per 100 notified
cases) was 8.8, compared with 6.7 in 1909, and 14.6 in
the four preceding years. As pointed out in the report
above referred to, the fatality has been highest when the
prevalence was greatest, and vice versa.
Vomiting. In 68 cases vomiting was noticed.
Age Distribution. Table I. gives the age distribution
of the cases, the largest number in any three-monthly period
was between 9 and 12 months of age. 14 cases over five
years were notified.
Local Distribution (see Table II.). In proportion to population
and births, the largest number of cases was notified
in East Plumsteacl and Eltham. The largest number of
deaths proportionally to population was in East Plumstead,
and the smallest number in Eltham.
Feeding of Infants. Table IV. shows the manner of
feeding of all cases under one year of age. 5 had the breast
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