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Malaria, Dysentry, Trench Fever, Acute Primary Pneumonia,
and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
These diseases were made compulsorily notifiable by the Public
Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentry, &c.) Regulations, 1919, which
came into operation on March 1st, 1919.
Malaria.
Eight cases were notified ; none was removed to hospital.
Dysentry.
One case was notified; the patient was not removed to hospital.
Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
75 cases were notified; 8 of which were removed to hospital.
Measles, German Measles, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Polio-Myelitis,
and Puerperal Fever.
Details of these cases will be found in Section E relating to
Maternity and Child Welfare.
VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
Information concerning the work done at the Borough Council's
Cleansing and Disinfecting Stations in connection with verminous
persons and their belongings will be found in Section B relating to
Sanitary Circumstances of the Borough.
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year 1920, 171 new cases of Tuberculosis were notified,
118 being cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 53 other forms of the
disease.

From a careful scrutiny of all the information available, it would
appear that about 20 per cent, of the cases of tuberculosis that occur
are not notified. About 5 per cent. are moribund when notified and
approximately 10 per cent. die within a year of the date of notification