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were only three houses with less than 1 to a room. One nouse
had 15 persons in four reams, but this was the only case that
could be called illegal overcrowding.
Institutions, Inquiries were also made as to the occurrence
of Influenza in. Ootober and November at certain Institutions.
In the Town Hall» out of a staff of 126, 24 were attacked.
At the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies 13 out of 31 were
attacked, at the Free Church Hostel 3 out of 25, at the Women's
Hostel, Eltham, 245 out of 1,409, at the District Nurses' Home 6
out of 9. and at the Avery Hill Training College 100 out of 351.
Those who attended on the sick were evidently therefore
badly affected, but the incidence appears to have been only about
1 in 6 among munition workers, 1 in 5 in municipal employment,
and nearly 1 in 3 in a training college. One might therefore
say that, roughly, in institutions not specially for the sick
1 in 6 were attacked. The contrast between this low incidence
in institutions and the high incidence (nearly one in two) at
the houses in which deaths occurred is striking.
At-the Women's Hostel, Elthon, 185 had Influenza in
June and July, and 245 between,October 7th and December 13th.
One died in the first outbreak and 4 in the second, giving a
total fatality of 1 per cent. The fatality at the Training
College was loss. Every case at the Hostel as it occurred was
removed to the Hospital of the Hostel, which had its own medical
and nursing staff. Nine-tenths of the inmates were said to be
under 40 years of age, Those who died varied in age from 26 to
50.
Only two cases affected in June and July were attacked
a second time in October-Deoember. One of these had it slightly
and the other badly.
The Canteen Staff were affected with special severity,
perhaps because they are more confined than the others.
The incubation, where this could be determined, was noted
to be about two days., but the infection appeared to take place at
work rather than in the Hostel,
At the British Hospital for Mothers ana Babies , out of 31,
inmates, 4 had it in July and 13 from October to January; none died:
all inmates over 40 escaped. Only 3 appear to have been infected
inside the building.
Fatality-. Out of the 146 cases at the houses visited there
were 32 deaths, giving a fatality of 22 per cent, Only private
houses where deaths occurred were visited so that the numbers are
20