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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
42 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia and 456 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notifed. Nine of the former and
70 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 246, compared with 239 in 1927,
217 in 1926, 181 in 1925, 233 in 1924, 189 in 1923, 236 in 1922,
241 in 1921, and 227 in 1920.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Four cases of this disease occurred and three of them
terminated fatally. A further 16 deaths were registered as being
caused by Meningitis. Two other cases of this disease were
notified, but proved not to be cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
Six cases and two deaths occurred.
Three children have been admitted for treatment at Queen
Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, under the scheme provided by the
L.C.C.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
11 cases of this disease occurred and three of them died.
Three other cases were notified, but as they were found, after
further investigation, to be suffering from some other disease,
they are not included in these figures.
Malaria.
Two cases were notified, and one death occurred.
Dysentery.
Two cases of Dysentery were notified and one death
occurred.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
50 cases were notified and the following Table shows the
effect of the disease on the vision, according to whether the
cases were treated at hospital or at home.