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Encephalitis Lethargica
There were no cases notified during the year.
Erysipelas
Four cases were notified. None was removed to hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia
No case was notified during the year.
Pneumonia
Twenty-two 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 34, of which 18 were males and 16
females.
Meningococcal Infections
One case was notified during the year.
Influenza
During the year seven deaths were recorded, as against three
the year before.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
During the year two cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were
notified.
Prevention of Blindness
This comes under the control of the Surrey County Council.
School Notifications
The school intimation notices of infectious disease are
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.
The school notices also give information of the prevalence of
non-notifiable infectious disease, such as chicken-pox, mumps, etc.
The numbers were as follows:—