M 37
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
106. The following table shows the monthly incidence of this disease for the last 5 years:-
Month. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 January, 1 0 12 6 15 February, 2 1 37 15 26 March, 9 2 24 2 16 April, 11 6 15 9 May, 26 3 39 27 69 June, 16 3 27 30 33 July, D88324 1 5 9 2 August, 15 3 9 2 8 September, 1 1 5 1 3 October, 1 1 3 3 November, 3 1 1 0 5 December, 3 2 0 5 9 Total.. 29 24 209 191 246107. The disease is most prevalent in Spring, during the warm moist weather. It dies down when the real summer heat sets in. This may in fact be due to people sleeping more out of doors at night and so lessening overcrowding. Of the 246 cases reported, 125 or 58.17% proved fatal. Ever since the severe outbreak of this disease, which occurred in 1917, a supply of Serum, made at the Bacteriological Institute from the local strains of meningococcus, is kept in stock. This serum gives very good results when used early in the disease.
Diphtheria.
108. Cases of this disease occur throughout the year, but the majority of those notified occur during the cold weather of December, January and February.
109. 162 cases were reported of which 82 proved fatal, as compared with 122 with 81 deaths in 1933.
Enteric.
110. Cases of this disease are notified throughout the year, but there is usually some increase in the number reported during the summer months. The cases are usually sporadic and the source of infection is seldom discovered. 212 cases were notified with 65 deaths as compared with 207 in 1933 with 64 deaths.