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was passed to that borough for the necessary follow-up. The
case which was resident in this district was described as mild
and the infant discharged two days after the onset of the
disease. Recovery was complete and vision unimpaired.
Pneumonia. There were 82 cases of Pneumonia notified,
of which 27 were stated to be influenzal in origin. This compared
with 25 in the previous year.
Food Poisoning. There were no cases notified of food
poisoning during the year, but investigations were instituted as
a result of complaint to the department in several minor attacks
limited to the family group.
Acute Stomatitis. As a matter of interest, and for purposes
of record, attention is drawn to the concurrence of an
infective stomatitis in the children in one of the Da y Nurseries.
There was evidence that other members of the family in several
cases suffered from the same complaint.
Clinically it took the form of lesions on the under surface
of the lower lip, the inner surface of the cheek, and sometimes
on the tip of the tongue. They appeared to start as deep
seated herpetiform vesicles which went on to ulceration. In
one or two cases a swab result was reported " a few Vincent
Spirilla present." There were seldom more than two or three
cases occurring at any one time, with an interval of several
weeks between the outbreaks.
TUBERCULOSIS.
One hundred and fifty-one new cases were added to the
register of tuberculous persons, compared with 152 in 1942.

Of these 151, 121 were primary notifications, 23 were transferred
from other districts, and 7 came to notice in other ways.
During the year, 66 persons were removed from the
register for the following reasons:—
Recovered ... 8
Removed from the district 29
Death ... ... ... ... ... 39
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