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1905. The results of four years' notifications were fully
reported (see Council's Minutes, February 11th, 1909), and
they were so satisfactory that it was resolved to continuel
voluntary notification, and, from and including 1909, to
extend the period to June and October, thus making the
disease notifiable during five months instead of three. In
1913 an Order was made under Section 55, Public Health
(London) Act, making the disease compulsorily notifiable, and
the Order was confirmed by the Local Government Board.
Compulsory notification commenced 25th August, 1913.
199 cases were notified in the past year, oompared with
866, 129, and 338, in the three preceding years. One case
was notified in February, one in March, one in May, 4 in
June, 22 in July, 51 in August, 109 in September, 9 in
October, and one in December. Thus only four cases were
notified except in the months June to October.
The fatality (deaths under two years per 100 notified
cases under two) was 14.1.
58. The appended tables give full particulars of the cases
notified each year since notification commenced. The rainfall
was much below and the average temperature of the
summer quarter was above the average of the five preceding
years. In spite of these unfavourable conditions the
number of deaths and notified cases was below the average.