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Erysipelas. There were 13 notifications of Erysipelas during
the year, all of which involved the face. Six occurred in
males and seven in females. All were treated at home.
Pneumonia. There were 66 notifications of Pneumonia,
of which 16 were stated to be influenzal in origin. The number
of eases notified in the previous year was 111.
Puerperal Pyrexia. There were 14 notifications of Puerperal
Pyrexia, giving a rate of 15.8 per thousand births. All
these cases occurred in hospital, and the patients recovered.
CLEANSING STATION.
There was a decrease in the number of attendances
at the Cleansing Station during the year, the total being 22 as
compared with 38 in 1951. The details of the attendances
during the year are as follows:—
Number of cases of Scabies treated 3
Cases of Scabies with concurrent verminous head
Cases of Scabies with Secondary Septic Skin conditions —
Number of cases of verminous heads only 12
Total number of attendances at the Centre 22
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