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Enteric Fever.
No case of the Enteric type was notified during the
year.
Erysipelas.
There were 47 cases notified; this is considerably
more than the previous year. It is however, gratifying
to note that only one death occurred from this cause.
32 of the cases were admitted to hospital.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Five cases were notified, all of whom were treated
at Rush Green Isolation Hospital; unfortunately, one
fatality, a female aged 19, occurred.
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis.
There was one case of Anterior Poliomyelitis notified
in July, the patient being a boy aged six. I am pleased
to record that he recovered after treatment at Rush
Green Isolation Hospital.
Pneumonia.
The number of notifications of Pneumonia received
was 95, this being slightly less than those for the previous
year. The number of deaths attributed to Pneumonia
was 51 ; the case mortality therefore was 53.7 per cent.,
which is a very high figure, and the conclusion to be
drawn from this is that the disease was incompletely
notified.
Smallpox.
No eases were notified in Dagenham during 1938.
The following table shows the position of vaccination
for the last year:—