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Infective Diseases. 21
Erysipelas.
109 cases were notified and eight deaths occurred during the
year, compared with 118 and six in 1925.
Whooping Cough.
18 deaths occurred during the year, while the number of
cases notified was 1,235. The death-rate was .05 per 1,000.
33 of the cases were removed to hospital.
1,213 visits were made by the Sanitary Inspectors and Health
Visitors to houses where cases of Whooping Cough occurred,
and 166 premises were disinfected.
Influenza.
The number of deaths from Influenza was 56, compared
with 111 in 1925, 139 in 1924 and 56 in 1923.
The death-rate was .16 per 1,000.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
49 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia and 428 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notified. 22 of the former and
62 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 217, compared with 181 in 1925, 233
in 1924, 189 in 1923, 236 in 1922, 241 in 1921, and 227 in 1920.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Three cases of this disease occurred and one of them died.
A further eight deaths were registered as being caused by
Meningitis. Two other cases of this disease were notified. One
of them died from Tuberculous Meningitis, and the other probably
suffered from Influenza and recovered.
Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
13 cases occurred and two deaths from Polio-encephalitis
were registered.
Four children have been admitted for treatment at Queen
Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, under the scheme provided by the
L.C.C.