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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
TUBERCULOSIS. The number of new cases of tuberculosis
notified during the year was 191, as compared with 201
for the previous year. Of these cases, 167 (105 males and 62
females) suffered from the pulmonary form of the disease, and
24 (12 males and 12 females) from the non-pulmonary forms.
The case rate for all forms of tuberculosis was 1.11 per 1,000
of the population, as compared with 1.23 for the year 1946.
Deaths from this disease numbered 122, of which 72 were
males and 50 females.
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SMALLPOX. No case of this disease was notified during
the year.
SCARLET FEVER. During the year 431 cases of scarlet
fever were notified (196 males and 235 females), giving a case
rate of 2.51 per 1,000 of the population. The corresponding
figure for 1946 was 331, with a case rate of 2.02 per 1,000 of
the population. The number of patients removed to hospital
was 303. There were no deaths from this disease.
DIPHTHERIA, (a) There were 33 cases of this disease
during the year, of which 20 were males and 13 females. This is
the lowest figure on record. The case rate was 0.19 per 1,000 of
the population. The corresponding figure for last year was
98, with a case rate of 0.60 per 1,000 of the population. There
were two deaths from this disease, giving a death rate of 0.01
per 1,000 of the population. All notified cases were removed to
hospital.
(b) Diphtheria Prophylaxis. The number of children
immunised during the year was 6,200. Of this number, 2,529
were under 5 years, and 3,671 were between the ages of 5 and
15 years.
TYPHOID AND PARA-TYPHOID FEVERS. Four cases
occurred during the year, two of which were para-typhoid. The
case rate was 0.02 per 1,000 of the population. All cases were
removed to hospital, and recovered.
MEASLES. The number of cases of measles notified
during the year was 1,510, as compared with 850 for the
previous year. Of the 1,510 notified cases, 742 were males and
768 females. The case rate was 8.79 per 1,000 of the population.
There were three deaths from this disease, giving a death
rate of 0.02 per 1,000 of the population. The number of patients
removed to hospital was 99.
WHOOPING COUGH. During 1947 the number of cases
of whooping cough notified was 595. Of these, 294 were males
and 301 females. The case rate was 3.46 per 1,000 of the
population. There were 12 deaths, giving a death rate of 0.07
per 1,000 of the population. The number of cases removed to
hospital was 74.
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