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Closing of the schools for preventing the spread of infectious
disease may be considered a questionable method for preventing
the spread of disease, but the fact already mentioned that the
number of infectious diseases notified dropped from 158 in March
when the schools were closed to 20 in April is a notable event.
The aim is, on the one hand to prevent infectious diseases as
much as possible, and on the other, to do ail that is possible to
render people immune to disease.
No case of small pox, enteritis fever or spotted fever were
notified.
Further particulars of infectious diseases appear in subsequent
tables.
Births
The number of Births registered during the year was 254,
being 131 males and 123 females. Six of them were illegitimate,
3 males and 3 females. This number gives the birth-rate per
1,000 inhabitants of approximately 17.9. No record is obtainable
of the number of still-born children.
Vaccination
The number of successful Vaccination Certificates received
by Mr. Baldock, Vaccination Officer, of children under 14 years
of age was 86. The number of statutory declarations of conscientious
objections was 143. No reliable figures are obtainable of
vaccinations of persons over 14 years of age.
Deaths
The number of deaths registered was 125—males 55, females
70, giving an estimated death-rate of 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants.