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Pneumonia.
Ninety-five cases of Pneumonia were reported. The greater number
of these, however, 63, were notified from Oldchurch Hospital,
and had, as explained above, to be enumerated as cases belonging to
this area. Of the 95 cases 7 were stated to have been of Influenzal
origin.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
There were only 5 cases of this disease notified during the year.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Only 1 case was notified during the year.
Malaria.
This year I have not received a notification of Malaria, so it
would appear that the District is now free from this condition.
Tuberculosis.
Table 21 sets out the number of notified cases of Tuberculosis
and the number of deaths during the year at certain age periods,
distinguishing separately the pulmonary and non-pulmonary forms,
male and female.
Of the 30 deaths from Tuberculosis, 8 were unnotified during
life, but were discovered from the returns of the Registrar of
Deaths. This gives a percentage of 26.7 which compares with 48.3
last year.
It was not found necessary to take any action under the Public
Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under
Section 62 of the Public Health Act, 1925, or Section 172 of the
Public Health Act, 1936.
2. Non-Notifiable Diseases.
The stastistics given here are obtained from the returns of the
head-teachers of the schools, and give a fair indication of the relative
prevalence of these diseases. They are as follow:—

Influenza was in epidemic form during the first quarter of the
year, and was carried over from December, 1936. Fortunately, the
disease was not of the severe type.