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(e) Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases.
The table set out on page 68 of the School Medical Service
report indicates the prevalence of these diseases among
elementary school children in the Borough during the year.
Arrangements are in force with the Joint Hospitals Committee
whereby severe cases of Measles may be admitted to the
Isolation Hospital, particularly where the home conditions for
adequate nursing are unsuitable. The District Nurses are also
available for the home nursing of such cases.
2. (a) Cancer.
Table 1 set out in Section A, page 12, shows that Cancer
and Malignant Disease were responsible for 117 deaths during
the year under review, representing approximately 16 per cent,
of the total deaths.
The following tables set out details of the deaths classified
in age groups and also details of the prevalence of the disease in
particular organs, so far as they are indicated in the death
returns.
The fact that this Borough is so close to the Metropolis
ensures that the facilities for the treatment of Cancer is well
known to the medical practitioners and every use is made of
them.