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doctor but was not recognised as suffering from acute poliomyelitis
until three weeks later. Both children had some paralysis of the
legs on recovering from the acute symptons.
Cerebrospinal Fever.— Five deaths were certified from
this disease during the year, all occurring in institutions outside
the Borough. None had previously been notified as suffering from
the disease, and presumably the diagnosis was not made until
the patient was admitted to a general hospital. The cases occurred
in widely separated districts and at different times during the
year and were apparently unconnected.
Malaria and Dysentery.— One case of malaria was
notified. This was a man 25 years of age who had been discharged
from the Army nine months previously. He had been stationed
in India, but this was said to be his first attack of the disease.
There were no cases of dysentery.
Encephalitis Lethargica. — Only one case coming under
this heading was notified. This was a boy seven years of
age who came from South Wales on holiday. He developed
pneumonia and was removed to the King Edward Hospital. A
week later he was notified as suffering from acute encephalomyelitis
and the following day he died.

Tuberculosis.— Table IX indicates the number of cases
of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis notified during the
year, together with the number of deaths, in the various agegroups.
The notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis were greater
than in 1930, 141 compared with 111 cases.