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PRINCIPAL EPIDEMIC DISEASES.
The diseases which come under this category are:—
Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough,
Diphtheria, the fevers (Typhus, Enteric and Continued),
and Diarrhoea.
The total number of deaths resulting from these
diseases was 9, viz.:-
Diphtheria 5
Measles —
Diarrhoea 2
Enteric Fever —
Whooping Cough 2
9
Diphtheria caused some trouble at one of the Schools.
All the infants were swabbed and some carriers found;
after this there were no more cases.
This shows a Zymotic death rate of 41 per 1,000, and
a percentage of 3.4 of the deaths from all causes.
For comparative rates of other districts see table on
page 11.
Tuberculosis Notification.
Age Periods.
New Cases.
Deaths.
Pulmonary.
Non Pulmonary
Pulmonary.
Non Pulmonary
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Under 1 year
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
10
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
15
1
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
20
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
25
3
4
1
3
3
2
0
0
35
2
2
0
0
4
3
1
0
45
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
55
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
65 and upwards
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
11
13
5
8
11
7
3
0
Treatment of Tuberculosis is undertaken by the Middlesex County Council.
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