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Upon receipt of information of the existence of a case, inquiry is made by a School Nurse
to obtain all necessary facts.
Influenza.—There were 8 deaths from Influenza during the year, the mortality being 0.09
per 1000 of the population.
Cleansing of Verminous Persons.—Particulars are asked for as to the facilities available
in the district for the cleansing and disinfection of verminous persons and their belongings.
Neither the Education Authority nor the Sanitary Authority possesses a Cleansing Station.
See also page 25.
TUBERCULOSIS.
I repeat what I said last year, that in my opinion an open-air recovery school is a real
need in this district. It is impossible for those who have not been in close personal contact with
open-air recovery schools to appreciate what an open-air recovery school really means. There is
so much uninformed opinion with regard to what such a school means and does.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.—The number of new cases notified during the year was 77;
Of the new cases, 55 were receiving institutional treatment at the time of notification, and 15 died.
There were 58 deaths from Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System. Ten cases were transferred
into the area, after notification in other districts.
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.—The number of new cases notified during the year was 21.
Fifteen of them were notified as receiving institutional treatment. There were 14 deaths. Three
of the cases which died were unnotified.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.—Thirteen deaths occurred in non-notified cases. In one of
these the medical practitioner certifying the death thought the patient had already been notified
before coming into his hands. Seven deaths occurred elsewhere, and were transferred to this

Ten of the deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were not notified and three deaths from Non-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis were not notified.
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