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as one case occurred in a school a supply of leaflets was sent to the head teacher of
the infants' department to be distributed to parents. A supply of these leaflets was
also available for the general public in the Council's libraries.
Nowadays serum from convalescent Measles patients is available in small
quantities. Injected in suitable doses this gives a temporary immunity to contacts.
In one or two instances medical practitioners asked for it to treat contacts at home,
and they were advised how to obtain it. On two occasions, when cases of Measles
occurred in one of the local hospitals, this serum was used and no secondary cases
occurred.
Pneumonia.
The incidence of Pneumonia was lower than in 1931, 247 cases being notified as
compared with 371 in that year. Of these, 48 were influenzal. The number of deaths
certified to be due to lobar or broncho pneumonia was 81, and to acute influenzal
pneumonia, 11. The ward incidence of the Pneumonias is shown in Table No. 60.
The following Table, No. 69, shows the number of notifications of Pneumonia
received each month, classified by sex and according to type: it also shows the
number of deaths occurring from acute primary pneumonia and influenzal pneumonia.