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Pulmonary Phthisis.
The deaths from this disease amounted to 73 as compared with 66
in 1903. In the following table the deaths are distributed in Wards,
and it will be noted that the mortality was greatest in the Kilburn
Ward.

Of these 73 deaths, 8 were of "residents" who died outside the
district, leaving the number of deaths of "residents" which took place
in the Borough at 65.
Of these 65 deaths, 24 were of notified cases and 41 were of nonnotified
cases.
Deaths of Notified Cases.—Of these 24 deaths, 19 were notified
during 1904, 3 in 1903, and 2in 1902. 8 of the deaths occurred in the
Workhouse Infirmary, 1 at Friedenheim, and 15 at the homes of the
patients.
Disinfection was carried out in 12 of the cases which died at home.
Of the 8 deaths which occured in the Workhouse, disinfection had
been carried out in 6 instances on the removal of the patient to that
Institution.
Deaths of Non-notified Cases.—4l deaths took place of cases which
had not been notified. Of these, 32 occurred in private houses and 9 in
Institutions.
Of the 32 deaths in private houses, 9 were not visited on account
of the social position of the deceased, 23 were visited and disinfection
was offered but only accepted in 13 instances. In 4 other cases, partial
measures of disinfection were carried out by the families of the deceased.