Scarlet Fever Cases in Four Months Equal Annual Average in Previous Years.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18451, 30 April 1928, Page 9

Scarlet Fever Cases in Four Months Equal Annual Average in Previous Years.

NO INFANTILE PARALYSIS CASES NOTIFIED IN WEEK ENDED TO-DAY.

THAT four months of the present year iiad seen as many cases of scarlet fever as the average for the twelve months of all vears for a considerable time past, was a statement made to-day by Dr T. Fletcher Telford, health officer for the Canterbury and West Coast district.

Notifications of infectious diseases in the district for the week ended at noon to-day totalled 70, compared with 53 in the previous week. Three weeks ago

tion in the totals from week to week,” stated Dr Telford. There were 51 scarlet fewer cases last week, 39 the week before, and 56 three weeks ago. No cases of infantile paralysis occurred in the week ended to-day. In the previous week there were three cases, and four in the one before that. “Up to date, from the commencement of the year,” stated Dr Telford, “we have had as many cases of scarlet fever as there has generally been m a year, on the district average for this disease over a considerable number of years.” Following are the notifications for tile last two weeks:— WEST COAST. Last Previous week. week. Scarlet fever 1 0 Diphtheria 4 1 CANTERBURY. Scarlet fever 51 39 Diphtheria 2 1 Tuberculosis 2 5 Enteric fever 6 1 Pneumonia 1 2 Infantile paralysis 0 3 Hydatids 1 1 Pneumonic, influenza . . 2 0 Erysipelas 3 0 Poliomyelitis 3 0 Totals 70 53

the notifications were 78. There were three deaths last week (two from tuberculosis and one from poliomj'elitis), none in the previous week, and four in the week before that. “There is bound to be some fiuctua-