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Infective Diseases.
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97 of the cases were removed to hospital.
2,467 visits were made by the Sanitary Inspectors and
Health Visitors to houses where cases of Whooping Cough
occurred, and 212 premises were disinfected.
Influenza.
The number of deaths from Influenza was 237 compared
with 41 in 1928, 136 in 1927, 56 in 1926, and 111 in 1925.
The death-rate was .66 per 1,000.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
266 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia and 497 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notified. 45 of the former and
77 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 331, compared with 246 in 1928,
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.
12 cases of this disease occurred and five of them
terminated fatally. A further 17 deaths were registered as
being caused by Meningitis. Five other cases of this disease
were notified, but proved not to be cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
Six cases and no deaths occurred.
No children were admitted during the year for treatment
at Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, under the scheme provided
by the L.C.C.