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Infective Diseases.
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Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
32 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia and 514 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notified. Five of the former
and 86 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 233, compared with 189 in 1923, 236
in 1922, 241 in 1921, and 227 in 1920.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Five cases of this disease occurred and four of them died.
A further six deaths were registered as being caused by Meningitis.
Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
16 cases occurred and one of them died.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
32 cases of this disease occurred and 14 of them died. Several
other cases were notified, but as they were found, after further
investigation, to be suffering from some other disease, they are
not included in these figures.
This is an increase on 1923, when there were six cases with
three deaths, and this increase may be associated with the larger
number of deaths from Influenza in 1924.
Malaria.
Nine cases were notified, all males. Five of them contracted
the disease in India, one in Egypt, one in Palestine, one in Salonica,
and one while serving in the Navy.
Dysentery.
One case of Dysentery was notified from an Institution.
Trench Fever.
No cases occurred during the year.
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