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4. The Schick test for susceptibility to Diphtheria was performed
during the year in 153 of the completed cases, of which
142 proved negative. In 11 of the cases, positive results were
obtained and have subsequently received further injections of
Toxoid-Antitoxin Mixture.
Enteric Fever.
There were seven cases notified and all these patients were
treated in hospital. Two deaths resulted, equal to a case mortality
of 28.5 per cent.
Erysipelas.
Fifty-five notifications of this disease were received during
the year, 44 were treated in hospital and four died.
Puerperal Fever.
Four cases were notified and treated in hospital. There were
five deaths, the reasons for more deaths than notifications are
due to transferable deaths and death certificates indicating Sepsis,
whereas the notifications stated Pyrexia.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
There were 23 cases of this disease notified, 19 of whom
received hospital treatment. No deaths were assigned to this
cause.
ANTHRAX.
An intimation was received from a neighbouring authority
of a death from Anthrax. Shaving brushes from the same consignment
as that used by the patient were found on examination
to contain abundant colonies of Anthrax bacilli. Six of these
brushes were traced to this Borough and were recovered and
burnt in the Destructor.