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SCARLET FEVER.
The type of case has been mild and no death was
attributed to this disease during the year.
From the above table it will be seen that the number of
cases notified is the lowest since the War.
This is mainly attributable to the fact that the usual
autumnal rise in the incidence did not take place, but instead
there was a period of six weeks up to the end of November
during which only one case was notified.
DIPHTHERIA.
There were two small outbreaks at the Kingston and
District Hospital in February and April. Only 40 cases were
notified from addresses in the Borough itself, which compares
very favourably with the number recorded for the last
few years. Four deaths were attributed to this disease.
The issue of Diphtheria Antitoxin is made through two
Chemists and is available at all times.
The Schick Test has not been employed.
ENTERIC FEVER (including Paratyphoid).
In August a man, aged 45, was notified as a case of
Enteric Fever. He was removed to the Wimbledon Isolation
Hospital, where he made an uneventful recovery. No source
of infection was traced, and there appears to be considerable
doubt as to the diagnosis.