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No. of civil cases notified 44
No. of civil cases removed to Hospital 38
Percentage of cases removed to Hospital 86 3
In addition to these cases, five military cases were reported
to me and were removed to Mogden Isolation Hospital.
The incidence rate per 1,000 of the civil population was 11.
Four cases occurred in public institutions during the year, three
of the persons affected being non-residents. Three deaths took
place from this cause, i.e., a case mortality rate of 6.8 per cent.
Antitoxin.
During 1917, 13 vials of Antitoxin were supplied to medical
practitioners.
Typhoid Fever.
Three cases were notified, one of which was removed to
Hospital, but no deaths were recorded from this cause.
Erysipelas.
Twenty-eight cases of this disease were notified, of whom 13
were institution cases, 12 of the persons affected being non-residents,
while one case occurred among the military. One death (nonresident)
was recorded from this disease.
Puerperal Fever.
Seven cases of this disease were notified, of which 6 were
institution cases, the persons affected being non-residents. One
case proved fatal.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
In this district 11 children were notified as suffering from
this disease, 4 of the cases occurring at the Infirmary. This is
equal to a case rate of 141 per 1,000 births occurring in the district.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Six cases of this disease were notified, 4 of them being military
cases. Two (civil) cases were removed to Mogden Hospital.
Acute Polio Myelitis.
One case of this disease was notified.