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Primary and Influenzal Pneumonia.—During the year
there were notified 100 cases of primary pneumonia and 59 cases
of influenzal pneumonia. The number was greater than in any of
the previous ten years during which these diseases have been notifiable
and was accounted for by an epidemic of influenza, particularly
in February and March, 45 cases of primary pneumonia and 44 cases
of influenzal pneumonia being notified in these two months of
the year.
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia.—There were 13 cases of
puerperal pyrexia and two cases of puerperal fever notified during
the year. There were no deaths from these conditions. One of
the latter cases occurred in a large London Hospital and the other
in the Chiswick and Ealing Maternity Hospital. Both of the cases
were abnormal on admission to hospital and a septic condition after
confinement was not unexpected.
Whooping Cough and Measles.—Information regarding the
prevalence of these two non-notifiable infectious diseases, it has
already been mentioned, is obtained from the weekly return of
absentees made by the head-teachers to the Medical Officer of Health.
There were 383 absentees from school owing to measles and 365
owing to whooping cough during the year. There were no deaths
from measles, but there were 17 deaths from whooping cough. The
death-rate from the latter disease for the year was 0.16 per 1,000
of population. This rate was slightly higher than that for England
and Wales, which was 0.15 per 1,000 of population, but lower than
that for London, which was 0.26 per 1,000 of population. The
death-rate from measles, which was nil in Ealing, was 0.08 for
England and Wales and 0.04 for London.