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Scarlet Fever.
As in the last three years, it will be observed that by
far the largest number of notifications came under the
heading of Scarlet Fever and Scarlatina—125 from a
total of 286. This disease has been very prevalent
throughout the County for several years; it was, however,
of a very attenuated type (with some few
exceptions) as the solitary death testifies.
Next in number comes Diphtheria, of which there
were 58 notifications. This disease has been more or
less prevalent during several months of the year.
There is, I consider, no reasonable ground to doubt
that the general use of the antitoxin treatment is
successful in proportion to the early period
resorted to. I would remind my professional colleagues
that, under the Order of the 23rd March
last, issued by the Local Government Board, a supply
of antitoxin is kept at my house, that of the
Chief Sanitary Inspector, and at the Town Hall,
which is supplied to any local medical man who may
apply for it; also the diphtheritic swabs.
Measles.
An outbreak of this complaint occurred in the latter
part of the year, resulting in one death only, compared
with twenty in the previous year. The patients were
all children, and the complaint was mostly associated
with diseases of the pulmonary organs.
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