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number probably under-estimates the incidence of pneumonia
because many cases still escape notification. There was
an increase in the number of cases of infectious diseases,
particularly so in the case of measles, which, as has been
pointed out before, occurs in epidemic form, practically
speaking, every two years. Unfortunately this measles
epidemic was accompanied by a higher death rate than usual.
The incidence of gastro-intestinal infections was low.
I take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to those
general practitioners who were kind enough to supply me
with the information which enabled this section to be written.