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Ealing 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Pneumonia.—Notifications were received of 83 cases of
primary pneumonia and 18 of influenzal pneumonia. There were
69 deaths from primary pneumonia and five 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 number of notifications.
Malaria and Dysentery.—There were no cases of malaria
notified during the year. Twelve cases of dysentery were notified,
this being the highest number of cases in any recent year. The
cases in the Greenford South Ward, five children and two adults,
were all members of the same family. Owing to the difficulty of
nursing the family at home they were all removed to the Clayponds
Isolation Hospital. Three of the cases in the Greenford North
Ward were also members of one family.
Erysipelas.—Forty-one cases were notified during the year,
compared with 27 in the previous year.
Encephalitis Lethargica.—There were no cases of this
disease notified during the year, although one death was recorded
of a patient who had not been notified.

Tuberculosis.—The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the number of deaths which occurred were as follows :—

Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
PulmonaryNon-Pulm'yPulmonaryNon-Pulm'y
MaleF'maleMaleF'maleMaleF'maleMaleF'male
0—12—_
1—512211
5—10322323
10—152112111
15—2051011281
20—257183348
25—35162456107
35—45131511491
45—55551107
55—651173
65 upwards2241
Total65771617524826