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notified, of which 12 were fatal. Twenty-seven of these cases were
admitted to hospital.
The increased incidence in the hotter weather is attributable to the
decomposition of food, infection carried by flies, and the consumption
of contaminated milk and other articles of diet.
Much of this is preventable and the teaching at our Welfare Centres
should take a great part in continuing to reduce this mortality.
Deaths from Diarrhœa during the last five years:—
Deaths.
1924
49
1925
58
1926
61
1927
36
1928
31
Twenty-eight of these deaths occurred in infants under two years
of age.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Although the deaths from this disease have diminished during the
year 1928 the number is still far too high, and is in a great measure
due to the fact that parents do not realise the contagiousness of the
disease and the necessity for isolation where possible.
They also do not hesitate to take their children in conveyances,
or to crowded thoroughfares. Few of them realise the possibly fatal
result, in which case they do not take the disease sufficiently seriously
in its early stages, and thus prevent serious complications.
Seventy-five cases were removed to the M.A.B. hospitals during
the year.
The number of fatal cases during the last five years were as follows:—
Deaths.
1924
17
1925
51
1926
5
1927
30
1928
26
INFLUENZA.
The deaths from Influenza during the last five years:—
1924 62
1925 25
1926 24
1927 43
1928 29