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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Zymotic Death Rate.
The deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases,
(Smallpox, Whooping Cough, Measles, Diphtheria, Diarrhoea,
Scarlet Fever, and Enteric Fever) during the Year numbered 9.
The death rate was 0.08 per 1,000 population, as compared with
a rate of 0.18 for 1939.
No cases of Smallpox were reported during the year under
review.
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics.
Number inoculated in the various age groups:Ages
in years
1 2 3 4 5
68
6 7 8 9 10
54
11 12 13 14
& Over
52
174
Cancer.
No investigations have bean tinder taken, as requested in the
Ministry of Health's series of Circulars on Cancer.
Lectures are given to women's organisations and other
associations on the subject of Cancer. Patients are referred to
the general hospitals for investigation and special treatment.
Classification.
Carcinoma 187
Epitholioma 4
Sarcoma 8
Papilloma 1
Adenoma 2
Unstated 6
Total 208
Cancer Deaths, 1939:-
Total deaths 208
Males 101
Females 107
9.