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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
TUBERCULOSIS. The number of new cases of tuberculosis
notified during the year was 201, as compared with 212
for the previous year. Of these cases 178 (107 males and 71
females) suffered from the pulmonary form of the disease, and
23 (15 males and 8 females) from the non-pulmonary forms.
The case rate for all forms of tuberculosis was 1.23 per 1,000
of the population, as compared with 1.57 for the year 1945.
Deaths from this disease numbered 132, of which 81 were
males and 51 females.
SMALLPOX. No case of this disease was notified during
the year.
SCARLET FEVER. During the year 331 cases of scarlet
fever were notified (151 males and 180 females) giving a case
rate of 2.02 per 1,000 of the population. The corresponding
figure for .1945 was 382 with a case rate of 2.83 per 1,000 of
the population. The number of patients removed to hospital
was 229. There were no deaths from this disease.
DIPHTHERIA. (a) There were 98 cases of this disease
during the year, of which 54 were males and 44 females. The
case rate was 0.60 per 1,000 of the population. There was one
death from this disease, giving a death rate of 0.006 per 1,000
of the population. All the notified cases were removed to
hospital.
(b) Diphtheria Prophylaxis. The number of children
immunised during the year was 2,090. Of this number, 1,847
were under 5 years, and 243 were between the ages of 5 and
15 years.
TYPHOID FEVER. Two cases occurred during the year,
giving a case rate of 0.01 per 1,000 of the population. Both
patients were removed to hospital, and recovered.
MEASLES. The number of cases of measles which were
notified during the year was 850, as compared with 2,403 for
the previous year. Of the 850 notified cases, 442 were males
and 408 females. The case rate was 5.19 per 1,000 of the
population. There was one death from this disease, giving a
death rate of 0.006 per 1,000 of the population. The number
of patients removed to hospital was 66.
WHOOPING COUGH. During 1946 the number of cases
of whooping cough notified was 271. Of these, 126 were males
and .145 females. The case rate was 1.65 per 1,000 of the
population. There were 3 deaths from this disease in children
under one year of age, giving a death rate of 0.018 per 1,000
of the population. The number of cases removed to hospital
was 44.
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