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Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever.— There was no
case of Typhoid Fever . Three cases of Paratyphoid
were notified. There was no evidence of sources of
infection within the Borough.
Dysentery.— Four cases of Dysentery of the Sonne
type were notified. The cases were mild.
The disease is endemic and spread can only be
prevented by the strictest attention to personal and
domestic hygiene. Many cases are very mild and
may be manifested only by slight abdominal discomfort,
slight vomiting or slight diarrhoea. Such
symptoms are also transient and may fail to arouse
suspicion of infectivity. The disease is highly
infectious. Mild cases may by infection produce more
serious cases with severe symptoms and incapacity
extending over weeks. The habitat of the organism
is in the bowel. It is transmitted by infected fingers
or flies to food. All those engaged in the handling
of food, whether in the factory, dairy,, shop or kitchen,
must be scrupulous in the cleanliness of hands in
order to prevent the spread of all such enteric
infections.
Pneumonia.— Thirty-nine deaths occurred from all
forms of Pneumonia. The total number of cases
notified in the district was fifty-four.
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