INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
POSITION WITHIN THE BOROUGH MORE SATISFACTORY. The number of cases of infectious disease reported to the Levin Borough Inspector (Mr W. J. Guinan) for the twelve months ending March 31st, 1935, were less than for the previous l year. They were as follows:
(Slight outbreaks of measles, mumps /and summer sickness have been reported in various parts of the district. A '.number of visits were made to persons jwho were in contact with various infectious diseases, and homes have been •kept under observation when isoKtion (restrictions have been placed on them: also swabs have been taken from certain diphtheria contacts. A number of premises have been fumigated after infectious diseases.
-0' 2 s o O O 3 S3 o hi * Here Diphtheria 1 i 3 0 15 Pulmonary T.B. b 0 4 0 8 Typhoid Fever 0 0 1 0 1 Encephalitis Lethargica 0 0 1 0 1 Ccrebo Spinal Fever 0 0 0 0 1 Scarlet Fever 0 0 0 2 1 Pneumonic Influenza 0 0 0 0 1 Influenza 0 0 0 8 0 6 1 9 10 28
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1935, Page 8
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183INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1935, Page 8
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