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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 14.
The death rate was 0.17 per 1,000 population, as compared with
a rate of 0.08 for 1940.
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 5 4 5
471
6 7 8 9 10
617
11 12 15 14
& Over
127
1,215
Cancer.
No investigations have been undertaken, as requested in the
Ministry of Health's series of Circulars on Cancer. Patients
are referred to the general hospitals for investigation and special
treatment.
Classification.
Carcinoma 158
Epithelioma 5
Sarcoma 5
Papilloma 1
Glioma 1
Unstated 11
Total 179
Cancer Deaths, 1941;-
Total deaths 179
Males 92
Females 87
9.