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A second smaller outbreak occurred in August and September,
when there were 10 cesses. These all occurred in Hounslow and 9
of them were within a similar area to the May outbreak.
Two of the cases proved fatal, 2 brothers aged 4 and 2½ years
respectively, a third brother aged 8 months, who was also notified
as Encephalitis, died in Guy's Hospital but a post mortem shewed
the death to be due to Tubercular Meningitis.
Cerebro - Spinal Fever.
No cases of this disease ware notified.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
No cases were notified.
Pneumonia.
171 cases were notified including 1 military case. 105 were
non-residents in the West Middle-sex Hospital.
Malaria.
There were no cases notified during the year.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 44.
Twenty-nine cases (or nearly 66%) were notified from Institutions:—
Sanatoria 16, Poor Law Institutions 1, General Hospitals 6,
Mental Hospitals 2, T.B. Dispensary 1.
Naval and Military cases 3.
Total number of cases admitted to Sanatoria, etc. 34.
Of the new cases notified 28 received Institutional Treatment
during the year and 10 died in Institutions.
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 21.
Eleven of them were notified as receiving institutional treatment.
Ten cases were notified from Institutions.
Death from Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 36.
(15 were primary notifications and 5 were not not notified at all).
Other Tuberculosis 13 (4 were not notified).