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Erysipelas.—Twenty cases of erysipelas were notified during
the year, as against 16 in 1932. There were two deaths, one of
which occurred in an adult of 62 years of age, who was removed to
the Isolation Hospital. The other was that of an adult of 58 years
who was a patient in the North Middlesex County Hospital. Seven
cases in all were removed to the Isolation Hospital.
Pneumonia.—Fifty-seven cases of pneumonia were notified
during the year, as against 53 in 1932. There were 37 deaths.
Several cases were removed to the North Middlesex County and
other Hospitals. Ten of the cases notified occurred in persons over
the age of 65 and 4 in children under five, these figures being exactly
similar to the numbers recorded for the same age-groups last year.
Tuberculosis.—The number of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
notified during the year under the Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1912, was 38, while the number of cases of
non-pulmonary tuberculosis notified was 7. In addition to these
notified cases, 11 patients were entered on the register (10 pulmonary
and 1 non-pulmonary), who were new residents in the district, but
had been previously notified elsewhere.
The corresponding figures for 1932 were: Pulmonary cases, 43;
non-pulmonary cases, 8.
As already noted, these figures show a considerable improvement
over those of last year.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62. (Compulsory removal to
hospital of persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.)
It was not necessary to take any action during the year in
connection with the above.
Laboratory Facilities.—See page 20.
Non-Notifiable Infectious Diseases.—During the year,
information was received from the head teachers of various schools
in the district regarding the occurrence of 27 cases of measles, 134,
of whooping cough, 118, of mumps, 27, of influenza, and 50, of
chickenpox among elementary school children. These children
were attended to by the County Council School Authorities.
It will be seen that the figures for measles show a decrease in
comparison with those of last year, viz., 27 as against 236), although
the figures for the remaining diseases are higher.
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