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Encephalitis Lethargica.—Six Notifications of this disease
were received. Two of the cases were subsequently found to be not
Encephalitis, but were suffering from symptoms that closely
similated the disease in its early manifestations.
One of the sufferers was living out of the District at the time of
notification.
Of those notified a child aged 4 years died within 14 days and an
adult aged 43 years some months following onset of symptoms.
On visiting the others only one—a boy, aged 9 years—has any
post encephalitis symptoms.
Tuberculosis.—The deaths registered from this disease were
138 compared with 140 in 1924; 129 in 1923; 127 in 1922; 144 in
1921; 127 in 1920; 111 in 1919; 165 in 1918; 149 in 1917; 115
in 1916; 147 in 1915 and 133 in 1914.
The deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis represent a rate of
.85 per 1,000 of the population and over 6 per cent. of those were
not notified during life. Less than 40 per cent. of those dying from
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified prior to death.
Of the 138 deaths from Tuberculosis 46 were of persons notified
during the year in conformity with the Tuberculosis Regulations.
Twenty-four patients died within three months of notification;
15 within six months and 51 within twelve months. Nine notifications
were received subsequent to the deaths of the patients.
The Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1921, have been
complied with and the local Tuberculosis Officer sends regularly
the names of those who cease to reside in the District.
There were at the end of the year 2,480 names on the Register of
persons suffering from Tuberculosis in its various forms. Of these,
806 are of the non-pulmonary type.