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notifications will increase in number, and, what is more
important still, the number of deaths per annum will fall.
In Woolwich the notifications and deaths from pneumonia
during the past seven years have been as follows:—
Notifications. Deaths.
1919 123 125
1920 136 97
1921 236 98
1922 345 116
1923 242 65
1924 354 95
1925 277 97
Nursing Provision. I am informed by the Secretaries of
the Nursing Associations in the Borough that the following
cases of pneumonia were nursed during the year:—
Woolwich and Plumstead Nursing Association 96
Eltham District Nursing Association 4
Silvertown and North Woolwich Nursing Association
2
St. Luke's Parish Nursing Association 12
The Council have a scheme whereby the various nursing
associations are paid 1s. 3d. for each visit where the Medical
Officer of Health asks for nursing assistance to be furnished.
During the year 60 cases were nursed at a total cost of
£59 1s. 3d. The number of visits paid by the nurses was
945, thus averaging approximately 16 per case. This scheme
requires to be better known.
The following Table No. 55 shows the number of notifications
of pneumonia received each month, classified by sex
and according to type incidence. It also shows the number
of deaths occurring from acute pneumonia and from influenzal
pneumonia.