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Erysipelas
Eight cases were notified. No case was removed to
hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia
Thirteen cases were notified during the year. The increased
number was probably due to the wider scope following the revised
definition of Puerperal Pyrexia under the 1951 regulations.
Pneumonia
Twenty-four cases of primary pneumonia were notified
during the year. The number of deaths from all forms of
pneumonia, some of which are not notifiable, was 42, of which 16
were males and 26 females.
Meningococcal Infections.
Three cases occurred during 1951. There was one female
death.
Influenza
During the year thirteen deaths from influenza were recorded,
five males and eight females. The previous year two deaths were
registered.
Prevention of Blindness
This comes under the control of the Surrey County Council.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
During the year one case of ophthalmia neonatorum was
notified.
Poliomyelitis
One isolated case of poliomyelitis occurred, belonging to the
paralytic group, although it affected only very slightly the right
thigh. There was some doubt as to whether it really was a case.
School Notifications
The school intimation notices of infectious disease are always
compared with the notifications received from the medical
practitioners. If any case on the school return is found to be
unnotified, investigations are made in order to find out if the
patient is receiving medical attention.