View report page

(c) Puerperal Pyrexia.
The Chiswick and Ealing Maternity Hospital being situated
within the Borough boundaries, all cases of the above disease
occurring there are notified to me.
Of the 21 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified, 15 occurred
in the Council's Maternity Hospital, the home addresses of
13 of these being in the Borough of Ealing.
(d) Pneumonia.
Thirty-six cases of Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia
were notified under the Regulations of 1927. Definite information
of those receiving hospital treatment, however, is not
available.
(e) Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases.
The table set out on page 67 of the School Medical Service
report indicates the prevalence of these diseases among
elementary school children in the Borough during the year.
Arrangements are in force with the Joint Hospitals Committee
whereby severe cases of Measles may be admitted to the
Isolation Hospital, particularly where the home conditions for
adequate nursing are unsuitable. The District Nurses are also
available for the home nursing of such cases.
No action has been taken to supply measles serum for
prophylaxis or attenuation.
2. (a) Cancer.
Table 1 set out in Section A, page 13, shows that Cancer
and Malignant Disease were responsible for 101 deaths during
the year under review, representing approximately 14 per cent,
of the total deaths.
The following tables set out details of the deaths classified
in age groups and also details of the prevalence of the disease in
particular organs, so far as they are indicated in the death
returns.