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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

The disease has been of a very mild type, and the average length.
of stay in Hospital "being 36 days, During the year under review 33⅓% of the
oases notified were treated at home. I cannot help thinking that the
prevalence of this disease is due to a great extent to its mildness, cases
going unrecognised and unsuspected, but capable of conveying infection.
Diphtheria.
The incidence of this disease has been exceptionally low during
the past year, there being only 6 cases notified against 18 in 1932„ aid
21 in 1931.The disease has however been of a rather more severe type, the
average stay in Hospital being 54 days against 48 during 1932, and 33
during 1931.
Typhoid Fever.
Onl one case was notified during the year,and this occurred
in the Mental Hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
This case made a satisfactory recovery.
Small-ox.
We continue to receive Circulars from the County Medical Offr.cer
giving particulars of cases of this disease notified in the County of London.
One case was notified in this district as such, and was removed to Hospital,
but it was shown subsequently not to have been Small-pox. Three contacts
were notified as residing in this district, and were kept under observation
for the necessary time.