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Nine cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified, four occurring
in the patient's own home, three in private nursing homes and two
in London hospitals. Three cases received hospital treatment
in addition to the two notified from hospitals. None of the cases
proved fatal.
Pneumonia.—Notifications were received of 85 cases of
primary pneumonia and 14 cases of influenzal pneumonia. Many
deaths of persons ordinarily resident in Ealing occur from pneumonia
in institutions outside the Borough and consequently the number
of deaths (57 primary pneumonia and six influenzal pneumonia)
bears little relation to the number of notified cases.
Malaria and Dysentery.—One case of malaria and one case
of dysentery were notified. The former case, a man 33 years of
age, had previously spent some years in the West Indies, where
presumably he had been infected, but in the case of dysentery,
a youth of 16 years, no source of infection could be discovered.
The Sonne bacillus was isolated from the latter case.
Erysipelas.—Twenty-eight cases were notified during the
year, exactly the same number as in the previous year.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—One case coming under this
heading was notified, this being a woman 53 years of age. One
death is shown in the table of deaths, but this was another patient
who was not notified during the year under review, but who was
reported to have had the disease some years previously.