INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 378, 27 April 1915, Page 11

INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

THE YEAR'S FIGURES. TUBERCULOSIS DECREASING. During the past year there has been an increase in the number of eases of infections disease in Christchurch, particularly in respect to scarlet fever and diphtheria, but tuberculosis and infantile paralysis have shown a decrease. The figures are as under, those for the previous year being given for the purposes of comparison:—

There were 56:1 premises disinfected containing in all 1100 rooms. The deaths from infectious diseases (with a comparison of those for the previous vear), were as under: —

The inspectors reported:—"We have visited the food sellers' shops in most of our district (excepting Christchurch City, "which we do not inspect), and have examined all the infant foods, and. given ■. instructions that the- food that is old: should not be sold.. The complete total of inspections, etc., for the year is 4677, as against 3703 in 1014 and 3080 in 1913.'/ . ,

1914-15 1913-14 Scarlet fever 284 179 Diphtheria 148 (54 Enteric fever n 10 Tuberculosis .. 186 208 Blood poisoning . . 44 34 Chicken-pox 108 85 Infantile paralysis 11 25 Miscellaneous 4 ■— Totals .. .. 796 642

1914-15 1913-14 Scarlet fever 4 1 Diphtheria .. ;. 6 1 Enteric fever. 1 1 Tuberculosis . . 88 94 Blood poisoning .. 5 7 Infantile paralysis 2 1 Actinomycosis 1 —- Totals ... 107 106