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Pneumonia.—Notifications were received of 60 cases of
primary pneumonia and 37 cases of influenzal pneumonia. There
were 70 deaths from primary pneumonia and seven deaths from
influenzal pneumonia. Many of the deaths occurred in institutions
outside the Borough and the majority of these cases were not
notified and are not included in the figures regarding notifications.
Malaria and Dysentery.—There were no cases of malaria
notified during the year. Five cases of dysentery occurred,
this being the highest number of cases in any year. All were children
of five to ten years of age. Three occurred at the same time
when the children were patients in a children's hospital in London.
There were no deaths.
Erysipelas.—Twenty-seven cases were notified during the
year, this being one less than the number occurring in each of the
two previous years.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—There were no cases notified
during the year from this complaint. One death is shown in the
table of deaths but this was a patient who had suffered from the
disease some years previously.