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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
During the year 11 cases were notified.
Puerperal Fever.
One case of this disease was notified as against 2 cases in
1917.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Three cases of this disease (commonly known as Spotted Fever)
were notified, all of which proved fatal.
Acute Polio-Myelitis.
There were no cases.
Typhus Fever.
No case was notified.
Measles and German Measles.
1,519 cases were notified, with 28 deaths.
Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths from Tuberculosis wias 197, as compared
with 229 in 1917.
The following table shows the number of deaths from Pulmonary
and otheir forms of Tuberculosis :—
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Phthisis) 165 deaths
Tuberculosis of the Brain (Meningitis) 13 deaths
Other forms of Tuberculosis 19 deaths
Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations the total
number of notifications received was
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)
Tuberculosis (Other forms)
283 as against 251 in 1917
80 as against 81 in 1917
363 332
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES—NON-NOTIFIABLE.
Whooping Cough.
21 deaths were registered as due to Whooping Cough, as
against 18 in 1917.
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
During the early part of the year 8 cases of the above rare
disease came under my observation. Four deaths occurred.