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deaths, while there is a considerable reduction in the other Wards.
St. James Street Ward had no death from Typhoid in 1902, High Street
had 2, Hoe Street 5, Wood Street 3, and the Northern Ward 3. The
increase in Typhoid deaths is mainly in the St. James Street and High
Street Wards, disproportionately to the number notified.
The improvement in the death-rate from Diphtheria noticed in last
year's report is maintained, as is that of Scarlatina.
The excessive Diphtheria incidence and death-rate noticed in previous
years in the St. James Street Ward has materially decreased this year,
and the various portions of your district are equally free compared with
previous years.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING
THE YEAR
Infectious Diseases Act, 1889.
There were 700 notifications of infectious diseases during the year.
Excluding the 13 cases of Chicken-Pox notified as a precautionary
measure in January, the number of cases of infectious diseases was 657,
compared with 1,083 in 1902.
The following table shows number of cases certified each month
during the year and the diseases :—