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ACUTE PRIMARY AND ACUTE INFLUENZAL PNEUMONIA.
These are the notifiable forms of pneumonia. There were 179
notifications of the former and 38 of the latter during 1948.
CEREBRO SPINAL MENINGITIS.
(Cerebro-spinal Fever, Meningococcal Meningitis, "Spotted Fever").
Eight confirmed cases were notified and two others discovered
through post-mortems. There were three deaths. A number of
other cases were reported but were subsequently not confirmed. In
the previous year 13 confirmed cases were notified with four deaths.
ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS AND POLIOENCEPHALITIS.
There were 15 confirmed cases with six deaths, compared with
75 and four respectively in 1947.
DYSENTERY.
Seventy-two cases were notified or reported during the year, 30
being from institutions. Five cases were subsequently held not to
be dysentery. There was one death.
TYPHOID AND PARA-TYPHOID FEVER.
Seven cases were notified during the year, five of which were
subsequently confirmed as para-typhoid. Diagnosis was not confirmed)
in the remaining two cases. There were no deaths.
DIPHTHERIA.
The number of cases notified was 42 but diagnosis was not confirmed
in 26 instances. The actual number of cases was therefore
16. No deaths occurred.
SCARLET FEVER.
452 cases were notified as compared with 343 in the previous
year. The diagnosis was not confirmed in four cases. There were
no deaths.