INFECTIOUS DISEASES
JULY FIGURES FOR WELLINGTON.
The return of infectious diseases for the Wellington health district shows that during July 235 cases were leported to the Department,- an increase of 38 on the previous month's figures. There was no material cluinge during the month in the number of cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, and varicella (chickenpox), . the three most prevalent diseases, but the pnuemonia notifications were trebled, increasing from 10 to 30. There were five cases of enteric fever notified during the month, but no fresh cases of hydatida. Hydatids cases numbered five during the previous month.
The following are the notifications in detail to hand from the various hospital districts:—
■ Waipawa.—Scarlet fever, 16 ; tuberculosis, 2; pneumonia, 3; variceEa, s;,.erysipelas, 3.
Palmerston North.—Scarlet fever, 15; diphtheria, 7; cerebro-spinal meningitis, 1; pneumonia, 1; varicella, 5; erysipelas, 1. - . ■ •
Wellington.—Scarlet fever, 27 ; diphtheria, 25; enteric fever, 3; tuberculosis, 16; puerperal septicaemia, 1; pneumonia, 19; varicella, 24; influenza.fi; erysipelas, 5; ophthalmia neonatorum, 1.
Wairarapa.—Scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, 6; enteric fever, 1; tuberculosis, 1; pneumonia, 7; varicella, 11.
Wairau.—Scarlet fever, 1; diphtheria, 1; puerperal septicaemia, 1.
Nelson.—Scarlet fever, 3; diphtheria, 9; enteric fever, 1; influenza, 2.
Under the heading of " notifiable diseases other than notifiable infectious diseases," a case of chronic lead-poisoning was reported from Wellington. The following table sets out the figures for the two months for purposes of comparison:—
Month. Month. Scarlet fever ...'. 67 60 Diphtheria 48 52 Enteric fever 5 — fuberculosis 19 25 Cerebro-spinal meningitis 1 1 Pneumonia 30 10 Varicella 45 37 Influenza 7 2 Erysipelas 9 — Ophthalmia noonatorum ... 1 ; — Chronic lead-poisoning 1 — Puerperal septicaemia 2 1 Poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) — 1 Lethargic encephalitis (sleeping sickness) v — 1 Hydatids • — 5 Tetanus — 2 Totals ..235 197
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 32, 6 August 1921, Page 7
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