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Pneumonia.
There were 82 cases of Pneumonia notified as being associated
with Influenza.
30 cases from the East-Ward, 9 from the North, 27 from the
North-West, 4 from the South, 8 from the South-East, and 4 from
the South-West,; 25 of the cases were under 5 years of age.
The deaths from Pneumonia of all forms numbered 124, of these
37 were under one year of age, 22 under 5 years, and 14 were 65 years
and upwards.
Bronchitis.
There were 134 deaths from Bronchitis which was most severe in
the East and North Wards.
Influenza.
There were 16 deaths from this disease, 11 of them being adults
over 25 years of age.
Disinfecting Work—Shelter.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, Sub-Section 4,
imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making provision for
the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to leave their
dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be disinfected
by the Sanitary Authority.
The accommodation provided consists of a detached building
containing two separate and distinct tenements, each consisting of
two bedrooms, kitchen, larder, bathroom, and w.c. The shelter was
not used during the year.
The disinfection of infected clothing and bedding has been carried
out at the Disinfecting Station, Watson Street.