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Puerperal Pyrexia.
Four cases were notified, three of which were removed to hospital.
Scabies.
Four cases' were notified and information regarding five other cases was received
from the School Medical Officer, London County Council.
Scarlet Fever.
15 cases were notified, 10 of which were removed to hospital.
Smallpox.
In April, 1949, a ship arrived at the Port of London having had on board a fatal
case of smallpox. 34 passengers, presumed to be contacts, who came to Holborn after
disembarkation, were kept under surveillance by this Department for a period of 16 days.
In cases where they left the area before the 16th day the Medical Officer of Health of
the district to which they were proceeding was informed.
Six persons, working in Holborn, who were contacts of cases or suspected cases
occurring outside the area, were also kept under observation. Another case residing outside
Holborn attended a medical board in Holborn during the incubation period and the
staff of the board, numbering 40, were kept under surveillance whilst at work. Two
Holborn residents who attended the board on the same day were also kept under
observation.
Tuberculosis.
See page 49.
Whooping Cough.
Five cases were notified, one of which was removed to hospital.