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4. ACUTE PRIMARY PNEUMONIA.
The notification of "Acute Primary Pneumonia" in the case of
children under five years is interesting, because for the period of just
over two years we have received thirty-three notifications, twenty-nine
of which have come from five only doctors in the town.
I think that there must be a wide divergence of views as to the
clinical picture which indicates a diagnosis of "Acute Primary Pneumonia"
in young children.
5. CEREBRO SPINAL MININGITIS.
During the year ended 31st December, 1942, there were ten cases
of meningitis in Barking. Of this number three were females and seven
males.
4 Cases occurred in January.
1 Case " " June.
3 Cases " " July.
1 Case " " September.
1 Case " " December.
Of these ten cases, the diagnoses of which were confirmed by the
hospitals, nine were hospitalised in Ilford Isolation Hospital and one was
notified by Oldchurch.
The following is the classification of types:-
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis - 8 cases.
Pneumonocoocal " - 1 case.
Tubercular " - 1 case.
Age groups. The following is a table of incidence in the various
age groups
1-5 years. 1 Male, 2 Females.
5-10 " 2 Males.
10 - 15 " 1 Male.
15 - 20 " 3 Males.
20-30 " 1 Female.
The case of Pneumonococcal Meningitis included in the above figure
occurred in a boy aged 8 years, and the case of Tubercular Meningitis was
also a boy, aged 16 years.
There was only one death, this being the case of Tubercular
Meningitis, which is included in the number of deaths from Tuberculosis.
All other cases recovered.