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Pneumonia.
There has been a slight increase in the notifications
from this group of diseases, there being 125 notifications
received. The number of deaths registered was 54
compared with 63 for the previous year. The case
mortality was reduced from 70 per cent. in 1935 to 44
per cent in 1936. It may reasonably be assumed that
either the Pneumonias are being more completely
notified or that the severity of the disease for the past
year was lessened. I would once more invite attention
to the fact that only Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal
Pneumonia is notifiable; the secondary Pneumonias
other than Influenzal are not required by law to be
notified.
Smallpox.
Smallpox did not occur in Dagenham during 1936.
On several occasions, however, the Medical Officer of
Health was called by general practitioners to see cases
suspected of this disease, but in no instance was the
diagnosis confirmed.

There is no striking deviation from the normal in
the above enumeration.