Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1917]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SCARLET FEVER. '• i t J 5 The following table shows the cases notified and deaths from Scarlet Fever registered during the past six years: — Year. 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 Borough Imported Cases 12 27 65 23 15 20 9 Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WARD DISTRIBUTION. Wards. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Impt. Total. Cases . 3 6 4 0 3 0 4 4 24 AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION (EUROPEANS). Age Under 1-5 5-10 10-15 Total Male 5 4 1 10 Female Q O 4 Q o 10 Totals 8 8 4 20 DIPHTHERIA. The following table shows the cases notified and deaths from Diphtheria registered during Year 1911-12 the past 1912-13 six years : — 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 Cases 130 160 127 119 89 Borough Imported 35 2 Deaths 11 11 6 9 5 3 0 RACE DISTRIBUTION.—Europeans, 30; Asiatics, 4; Natives, 1. WARD DISTRIBUTION. Wards. 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 Impt. Total. Cases ... .. 4 3 7 7 4 1 9 2 37 NUMBER OF ROOMS IN INFECTED HOUSES. Rooms. 1 2 o O 4 5 6 7 Over 7 Institution. Total. European 3 1 Q O Q O 4 6 2 2 2 26 Coloured 0 1 0 0. 2 1 0 0 0 4 Native 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Asiatic 1 1/ 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 5 3 3 4 6 7 3 2 2 35 >