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Pneumonia.
The number of notifications of this disease received during the
year in accordance with the provisions of the Infectious Diseases
(London) Regulations, 1927, was 179 of the acute primary form and
28 of the acute influenzal form of pneumonia. Twenty of these
cases proved fatal, 16 being due to acute primary pneumonia and
4 to influenzal pneumonia.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
During the year six cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis were
reported, and except in one instance the notifications were received
after the admission of the patients to hospital. Particulars of these
cases appear in the subjoined table: —
Date of
notification
Date Removed
to
hospital.
Bacteriologically
confirmed.
Result.
Sex.
Age.
M.
7/12
3/1/34
31/12/33
Yes.
Died.
M.
27
24/1/34
22/1/34
No.
Died.
M.
9/12
23/2/34
23/2/34
Yes.
Died.
F.
1
22/5/34
13/5/34
Yes.
Died.
F.
3/12
2/6/34
28/5/34
Yes.
Died.
F.
8
4/8/34
4/8/34
No. Diagnosis
subsequently
amended to T.B
Meningitis.
Died.*
*Certified cause of death: T.B. Meningitis.
Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
Five cases of poliomyelitis were notified during 1934. Three of
these cases were removed to hospital for treatment. Notified cases
of this disease are followed up by the Sanitary Inspectors to ensure
that children who are paralysed continue to receive medical treatment.
Anthrax.
One case of anthrax was notified and removed to hospital.
This patient, who was employed by a firm of skin merchants outside
the Borough, died three days after admission to hospital.
Dysentery.
During the year one case of dysentery was notified. This
patient was removed to hospital and subsequently discharged as
having suffered from acute colitis.