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Date of
Notification.
Patient.
Sex.
Age at
date of
Notification.
Where
Treated.
Subsequent History.
2/5/23
M.H.
F
11 mths
„
Still an out patient at
Orthopaedic Hospital,
wears surgical boot—
goes to school.
14/9/25
B.T.
M
26 years
„
Hotel guest; could not
be traced.
30/10/25
V.H.
F
5 „
„
Removed from Borough
—lost sight of.
24/11/30
R.H.
M
111/12 „
„ O.P.
In-patient Queen Mary's
Hospital—improving.
14/9/31
P.C.
M
3/12 „
Hospital
Died 18/9/31.
The table excludes one case notified 4/12/18 who was subsequently found not to be
suffering from this disease.
Pneumonia.
Forty cases of pneumonia were notified during the year. Nine of these were
influenzal pneumonia. Thirty-eight deaths were recorded from all forms of
pneumonia.
The 31 cases of primary pneumonia were notified at the following ages:—Under 1 year, 2;
from 1, to 5 years, 6; from 5 to 15 years, 1; from 15 to 25 years, 1; from 25 to 45 years, 7;
from 45 to 65 years, 9; and 65 years and upwards, 5. Ten were treated at home; 12 were
removed to L.O.C. hospitals; and 8 to voluntary hospitals. In one case the patient was not
known at the address given. Twelve of the patients were nursed by the Metropolitan
Nursing Association under the arrangements made by the Council, in all 198 visits being paid
to these patients.
Enquiry respecting the cases of primary pneumonia elicited the following information:—
13 resided in tenement lodging houses, 10 in separate private dwelling houses or model
dwellings, and 3 in common lodging houses, 2 in boarding houses, and 2 in caretakers' apartments
on business premises.
The cleanliness of the houses was reported satisfactory in 20 cases, but only fairly so
in 5; and in 1 case unsatisfactory. The economic conditions of the families concerned were
found to be good in 2 cases, fair in 19, poor in 5; 5 out of the 10 cases treated at home were
nursed in a separate room. In 4 cases information as to the economic condition was not
obtainable.
Influenza.
There were 13 deaths from influenza in comparison with 1 in 1930, 44 in 1929,
3 in 1928, 20 in 1927, 8 in 1926, 9 in 1925, and 11 in 1924. The deaths were of
seven males and six females. Of the 13 four were above 65 years of age.
Anthrax.
No case of anthrax was notified in the Borough during the year.