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Others wrongly diagnosed were reclassified as follows:—Tonsillitis,
13; Pneumonia, 2; Septic Tonsils, 1; Bronchitis, 1; Scarlet Fever, 1;
Otorrhoea, 1.
Small-pox.
No cases of this disease occurred in 1937. I am indebted to the
Vaccination Officer for the following information :—
Number of successful vaccinations 394
Number of conscientious objections to vaccination 679
Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases.
A small epidemic of Measles of a generally mild type occurred
during the early part of the year. No deaths were recorded.
Admission to hospital of non-notifiable infectious disease cases
associated with complications :—
Measles 6
German Measles 1
Whooping Cough 8
Chicken Pox 4
Mumps 1
Diabetes and Anaemia.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, Insulin was supplied
to 6 patients suffering from Diabetes. The number of units amounted
to 124,780 and the cost was £24: 19s. 9d. Reports upon the progress of
the cases were furnished to the Ministry according to their requirements.
With the Ministry's sanction, one patient suffering from Anæmia
was supplied with Ventraemon Powder at a cost of £3 lis. 0d.
Tuberculosis.
The County Council are responsible for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
212 notifications were received during 1937—Pulmonary, 178; other
than Pulmonary, 34.