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Pneumonia.—One hundred and fifteen cases (twenty-six
Influenzal Pneumonia and eighty-nine Primary Pneumonia)
were notified during the year.
Seventy-four cases were treated at various hospitals.
All cases were made the subject of inquiry by your Lady
Sanitary Inspector or Health Visitors, and in many cases
it was found necessary to arrange for a nurse to visit,
advise and assist in the nursing of the patients. This
was done by arrangement with the Hammersmith District
Nursing Association.
Ninety-four deaths were registered.
Malaria.—No case was reported.
Dysentery.—Twenty-three cases were reported, against
twenty-six in the previous year.
Food Poisoning.—Five cases were reported.
Influenza.—During the year seven deaths from Influenza
occurred, as compared with forty-nine in the previous year.
Wrong Diagnosis.—Sixteen cases of infectious disease
were removed to the Hospitals of the London County
Council and subsequently returned home in consequence
of the patients being found not to be suffering from the
disease stated on the certificates, or any other notifiable
disease :—
Diphtheria II
Scarlet Fever 5
Total 16
Psittacosis.—No case of psittacosis was reported in the
Borough.