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6. Have you any suggestions for improving the administrative
procedure in connection with the scheme of co-operation in the schools
in future epidemics ?
No.
7. Please state whether in your opinion the admission to school of
home contacts of Measles had any effect on the incidence of the disease.
Also state whether you are in favour of allowing home contacts to attend
school whilst under supervision during the next epidemic.
This is the first year that Measles contacts have been allowed to
continue attendance at school while (1) cases were being nursed at home
or (2) after removal of patients to hospital, and we have had more cases
this last year than we have ever had knowledge of during one year.

Whilst there is an impression that home contacts who have not had
Measles should not attend school until the incubation period has expired,
it might be advisable to continue for another year the procedure adopted
during this epidemic, so that we may see whether the attendance at school
of home contacts again produces an increased number of cases, as the
increase in 1933-34 was very marked.
8. Other remarks (if any).
Nil.
A summary of the cases reported and visited during 1934 is given in
the Section relating to Maternity and Child Welfare, page 124.
Pneumonia.
511 cases of Acute Primary Pneumonia and 23 cases of Acute Influenzal
Pneumonia were notified during the year, 187 of the patients being treated
in hospitals. 89 notified patients died—81 Acute Primary Pneumonia
and 8 Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.