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Infectious Diseases Notification Act.
Under the above Act the following notifications
have been received: —
Smallpox 0
Scarlet Fever 89
Diphtheria 32
Erysipelas 38
Enteric Fever 5
Phthisis 1
Total 165
For 1907 they amounted to 298, for 1906 there were
206, and for 1905 they numbered 238.
Scarlet Fever
Was more or less prevalent during each month of the
year, although the cases were far less numerous than
those for 1907 and occurred in most parts of the
district. Many were of a severe type, although there
were no deaths. The fatality from this complaint is
considered to be greatest during the first year of life
and declines rapidly up to the age period 10-15, after
which age, an attack of Scarlet Fever is usually
attended with increased risk. The disease has
a short incubation period of less than a
week, most frequently of two or four days, and is
marked by a sudden sharp onset with head-ache,