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37
DIPHTHERIA AND MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
During the year 132 cases have been notified; of these,
3 occurred at the Village Homes, leaving a total of 129 for
the district proper.
Of the total cases notified, 11 proved to be fatal, and
were distributed in wards as follows:—
Cranbrook Ward 1
North Hainault Ward 2
Loxford Ward 5
Clementswood Ward 2
South Hainault Ward 1
Total 11
7h^' foregoing figures give a death-rate of .16 per 1,000
living, or 8.3 per cent, of the cases notified.
A comparison with the past five years is given below:—
Years.
Cases.
Deaths.
Rate
per 1,000
living.
Death-rate
per cent.
of cases
notified.
1905
85
4
.06
4.7
1904
181
10
.18
5.5
1903
95
14
.28
14.7
1902
86
8
.17
9.3
1901
76
6
.15
8.0