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INFANTILE DIARRHŒA
There were no deaths in June or July; 3 in August; 4 in
Sept.; and 2 in Oct. This was a mild summer with occasional
rainy days. The infant mortality for the year is very low,
only 72 per 1,000 Births.
MEASLES.
There were 4 deaths from this disease. All in the first
three months of the year at a time when some of the schools
were troubled with a mild epidemic.
ENTERIC FEVER.
There was only 1 case notified. The Patient was sent
to the Kingston Victoria Hospital where he died of heart
failure. He had eaten oysters 14 days before the date of
notification, and prawns at an earlier date. His work was in
London, and the place of business seems to have been in
good condition. No one had been ill there.
DIPHTHERIA.
71 cases notified, 20 of which were secondary in the
houses affected. The only death was in an infant who died
before the notification was received. The cases were nearly
all very mild in type.
The seasonal influence was as follows: Jan., 6; Feb.,
March, 6 April 2; May, 5; June, 2; July, 3; Aug., 1;
Sept., 6; Oct., 20 ; Nov., 5; Dec., 5.
Half the cases in October occurred in two tenement
houses affecting three families. In one of these houses there
were numerous sanitary defects and a closing order has been
served on the owner.