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Small-Pox.—There have been no cases of Small-Pox
during the year.
Scarlet Fever.—The total number of cases notified during
the year was 147 from 119 houses, as against 117 and 146 for
1912 and 1911 respectively.
In one house there were 6 cases, in one house 5, in two
houses 3, in fifteen houses 2, and in the remainder 1 each.
The disease occurred in the following numbers at the
various ages:—
Under one 3
One to five 18
Five to fifteen 93
Fifteen to twenty-five 21
Twenty-five to forty-five 12
The following was the Ward incidence:—
St. Mary's 21 Removed to Hospital 19 Attack Rate 1.97
St. John's 7 ,, ,, 1 ,, ,, 1.3
Cottenham Park 17 ,, ,, 5 ,, ,, 2.43
Dundonald 20 „ ,, 17 „ ,, 2.6
Trinity 30 „ ,, 32 ,, „ 2.52
South Park 52 „ „ 38 ,, ,, 3.32
147 112 2.52
There was one death, which is equal to a death-rate of
.01 per thousand of the population.
The average attack and death-rates for the last four
quinquennial periods were as follows:—
Attack Rate. Death Rate.
1891-1895 4 8 .02 per thousand of the population.
1896-1900 3.3 04 „ „
1901-1905 2.3 .02
1906-1910 4.07 .05
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