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Three deaths occurred from disease, one at the Council's
Isolation Hospital and two at other institutions outside the
Borough.
Anti-toxin is supplied free to medical practitioners for use
in connection with patients resident in the area and supplies
are always obtainable either at the Town Hall or the two Fire
Stations belonging to the Council. The cost of the anti-toxin
purchased during the year was £6 2s. 10d., a rather small sum,
due no doubt to the prompt removal of Diphtheria patients to
the Isolation Hospital.
During the year the Council had under consideration the
adoption of a scheme of immunisation against Diphtheria and
the inauguration of an Immunisation Clinic will take place in
the forthcoming year.
(c) Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
There was a marked increase in the number of cases
notified during the year, this being accounted for by the fact
that the Chiswick and Ealing Maternity Hospital is now
within the Borough boundaries.
Eight cases of Puerperal Fever occurred, five of which were
notified from the Council's Maternity Hospital and actually
referred to patients whose home addresses were in the Borough
of Ealing. Of the remaining three cases of Puerperal Fever,
one was notified from St. George's Hospital and two occurred
in private houses, but subsequently both were removed to
hospital for treatment.
Of the 21 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia, 13 occurred in the
Chiswick and Ealing Maternity Hospital and 7 actually related
to residents of the Ealing district.
One death was attributable to Puerperal Sepsis, the patient
dying in St. Joseph's Hospital, Balham, after removal there
for treatment. No definite relationship between Scarlet Fever
and Puerperal Fever was observed.
(d) Pneumonia.
Sixty-four cases of Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia
were notified under the Regulations of 1927. Definite
information of those receiving hospital treatment, however, is
not available.