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One case notified by a medical practitioner as puerperal
pyrexia was diagnosed later as puerperal septicaemia and died.
This was the only death occurring from puerperal septicaemia
and the death-rate for the Borough from this condition of 0.58
per thousand total births compares very favourably with the rate
for England and Wales of 1.71.
Primary and Influenzal Pneumonia.—The number of
cases of primary pneumonia notified was 56 and the number of
cases of influenzal pneumonia 32. The number of deaths registered
during the year from these two causes, 60 from primary pneumonia
and 15 from influenzal pneumonia, suggests that many cases
occur which are not notified.
Acute Poliomyelitis.—Three cases of this disease were
notified during the year and one of these, a boy 14 years of
age, proved fatal. In addition, three deaths from this disease
occurred in institutions outside the district, the deaths being
assigned to the Borough although the cases were not notified.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.—The death of a child, aged 20
months, was certified as occurring from this disease, the death
taking place in an institution outside the Borough. The case was
not notified previous to admission to hospital.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—No case of this disease was
notified during the year, although one death, a woman 62 years
of age, was recorded as occurring from this disease in an institution
outside the district.