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ACUTE PRIMARY PNEUMONIA, ACUTE INFLUENZAL PNEUMONIA.
202 cases of acute primary pneumonia were notified in 1928, as compared with 183 in 1927,
184 in 1926 and 265 in 1925. Of the 202 cases, 132 were nursed in institutions. 59 cases
of acute influenzal pneumonia were notified as compared with 107 in 1927, 76 in 1926 and
88 in 1925. Of the 59 cases, 18 were nursed in institutions.
Ninety-nine cases of pneumonia of all kinds received nursing attention at home under
the auspices of the Council scheme for district nursing, 1,172 visits being paid.
ANTHRAX, CHOLERA, DYSENTERY, GLANDERS, HYDROPHOBIA, PLAGUE,
RELAPSING FEVER, TYPHUS FEVER.
No cases of these diseases were notified during 1928.
WHOOPING-COUGH.
This disease is notifiable in only two London boroughs and not in Paddington. Since
both the cause of the disease and effective means for treating it are unknown it would not
appear that notification could assist very much in checking it. Whooping-cough is very
infectious in the catarrhal stage, before the characteristic whoop develops, and this adds to
the difficulty in dealing with the disease.
In 1928, 13 persons died of whooping-cough, 12 of these being children under the age of
5 years. The number of deaths in 1927 and 1926 were 38 and 8 respectively.
CANCER.
The deaths from cancer are growing in number year by year in every part of the country,
including Paddington. It is now one of the commonest causes of death, and the number of
deaths, 260, which occurred in Paddington last year is larger than in any previous year. Careful
analysis of the figures demonstrates that the increase is a real one and is only partly accounted
for by increased longevity and consequent proclivity to the disease, and by more accurate
diagnosis on the part of doctors.
The numbers of deaths for previous years are shown in the list following:—

The following table furnishes an analysis of the sites affected in the fatal cases of cancer
during the year. Four cases are not included owing to absence of information.