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From the table it will be seen that there was no very serious
incidence of infectious disease during the year. The number of cases
of Whooping Cough was excessive, but measles had fallen sharply
to its non-epidemic level. The cases of scarlet fever were all mild
and no complications were observed.
One case of typhoid fever occurred. The patient was in
hospital for nearly three months and was seriously ill. She finally
made a good recovery. Enquiries failed to discover the source of
infection and no other cases were reported. The case of dysentery
was first of all thought to be paratyphoid fever and that infection
had possibly originated in Scotland. However, a diagnosis of
dysentery was finally confirmed bacteriologically, and it seemed
probable that the infection was contracted in a London restaurant.
The single case of malaria was contracted in Nigeria.
The eight cases of poliomyelitis which occurred have been discussd
under The Health of the Borough.