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early symptoms usually present in this disease, with
development of a rash after 24 hours.
MEASLES.
One death occurred from this disease.
In view of the fact that the disease has shown itself
in an epidemic form this year, I would again call the
attention of parents to the danger likely to arise from
treating this disease too lightly. It is one of the most
fatal of the infectious diseases, especially amongst
children under 5 years of age. In every case medical
advice should be obtained early, and the patient protected
from cold and damp and placed in bed in a warm,
well-ventilated room and kept isolated for 3 weeks from
the first appearance of the rash. The patient is infectious
before the rash appears. Symptoms of severe
cold in the head, sneezing, coughing, and running at the
eyes and nose are the early symptoms of this disease.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
No case of this disease was notified during the year.
The last case of this disease notified was in 1901.
ERYSIPELAS,
Nine cases of this disease were notified. They were
all in separate houses and were of the idiopathic type.
No death resulted from this disease. Exactly the same
number of cases occurred the previous year.
ZYMOTIC DIARRHCEA.
This disease was very prevalent during August and
September, and accounted for 10 deaths. It is caused by
germs existing in dirt and dust of all kinds, from rubbish
heaps, ill-kept back yards and dwelling houses, and
accumulations of animal and vegetable refuse in a state
of decomposition. These find their way into milk,
water, and food in various way's, speedily multiplying a
thousandfold and causing infection of stomach and
bowels, with diarrhoea and sickness.
As far as possible, all animal and vegetable refuse
should be burned in the kitchen range during hot
weather, and not placed in dust bins to decompose. I