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SECTION VII.—PREVALENCE AND CONTROL
OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFICATION.
The total number of notifications, excluding duplicates,
was 1,585, compared with 1,578 in 1926 and 1,375 in 1925.
In addition, 457 cases of Measles, including German Measles,
came to the knowledge of the department, mainly through
the school medical service. Detailed statistics relating to
the incidence of infectious disease, each year since 1901, will
be found in Table No. 48.
The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough :—
Anthrax Pneumonia, Acute Primary
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis Pneumonia, Acute
Cholera Influenzal
Continued Fever Poliomyelitis
Diphtheria Plague
Dysentery Puerperal Fever
Encephalitis Lethargica Puerperal Pyrexia
Erysipelas Relapsing Fever
Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever Scarlet Fever
Glanders Small Pox
Hydrophobia Trench Fever
Malaria Tuberculosis
Membranous Croup Typhus Fever
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Zymotic Enteritis
The following four Tables are published in accordance
with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, and show
the total number of cases of infectious disease notified during
the year, the number of cases admitted to hospital or sanatorium,
the total number of deaths occurring from these
diseases, and the distribution and case rate per 1,000 of the
population of the various registration districts in the Borough.