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Pneumonia.
Thirty-seven cases of pneumonia were notified during the year. Ten of these
were influenzal pneumonia. Twenty-eight deaths were recorded from all forms
of pneumonia.
The 27 Cases of primary pneumonia were notified at the following ages:—Under 1 year, 1;
from 1 to 5 years, 4; from 5 to 15 years, 1; from 15 to 35 years, 9; from 35 to 45 years 3;
from 45 to 65 years, 6; and 65 years and upwards, 3. Nine were treated at home; 5 were
removed to L.C.C. hospitals; 12 to voluntary hospitals; and one in a Police nursing home.
Five of the patients were nursed by the Metropolitan Nursing Association under the arrangements
made by the Council, in all 101 visits being paid to these patients.
Enquiry respecting the eases of primary pneumonia elicited the following information: —
11 resided in tenement lodging houses, 3 in separate private dwelling houses, 7 in model
dwellings, 5 in hotels and boarding houses, and 1 in a Police Section House.
The cleanliness of the houses were reported satisfactory in 23 cases, but only fairly so
in 3 and in 1 case no information was obtainable. The economic conditions of the families
concerned were found to be good in 6 cases, fair in 8, poor in 4, very poor in 1; in 8 cases
information as to economic condition was not obtainable.
Influenza.
There were 25 deaths from influenza in comparison with 12 in 1932, 13 in 1031,
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 11 males and 14 females. Of the 25, 13 were above
65 years of age.
Anthrax.
No case of anthrax was notified in the Borough during the year.
Chicken-pox.
This disease is not notifiable, but during the year 1933 we received information
of 38 cases. These were visited and where necessary kept under observation until
the possibility of the case being one of smallpox had passed.
Mumps.
Information was received from school teachers and others of 20 eases
of mumps.