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(m) Measles.
160 cases of measles were reported. The 8 deaths which occurred showed a mortality rate of 5 per cent. The majority of the cases occurred in the months of April to June-when the weather is warm, with high rainfall and high relative humidity.
(n) Chickenpox.
116 cases occurred with no deaths. This disease, because of its likeness to smallpox is treated with the greatest care both in diagnosis and in vaccination. In cases where diagnosis is in doubt, hospital isolation is practised.
(0) Puerperal Fever.
7 cases occurred, four of them fatal.
(p) Tuberculosis.
This is the most important of the notifiable diseases. It is the subject of fuller comment on page 73.
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