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Paratyphoid
One case of paratyphoid fever occurred in a child aged three.
Puerperal Pyrexia
There was one notification of puerperal pyrexia during the year.
Diseases of circulatory system
Returns of mortality from coronary disease are slightly less for 1953
than 1952 - 163 as against 183. The male population is more frequently
affected than the female.
In most other forms of circulatory disease females show a higher mortality
figure than males This is most marked in vascular lesions of the central
nervous system. Perusal of figures for previous years shows that this
difference was apparent then. As this cause of mortality affects those in
the later age groups it may be that the difference is partly due to the
greater female population in these age groups.
Cancer of the lung
The rise of mortality from this disease continues - the deaths in 1953
being 68 - ( 53 men, 15 women) an increase of llover the previous year.
Sunmary of Disinfection work during 1953
Rooms disinfected after occurrence of infectious disease 397
Bedding disinfected after occurrence of infectious disease or death 246
Library books disinfected 230
Articles disinfected for the Ambulance Service
Blankets 7
White Coats 7
Pillow Slips 1