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Section F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Notifications.
2,732 cases of Infectious Disease (Smallpox 140) were notified during
the year. In addition there were 155 other cases notified as Infectious
Diseases in which the diagnosis was not confirmed.
The notification rate was 18.3, compared with 19.3 in 1932.
The incidence of infectious disease generally was slightly less than
in 1932; particularly so in the following diseases:—
(a) Smallpox 37 fewer cases
(b) Chickenpox 476 ,, ,,
There was, however, a marked increase in the number of cases of
Scarlet Fever (231 more than in 1932) and Diphtheria (80 cases more
than in 1932).
Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Five contacts of infectious disease patients employed in the milk
trade were dealt with during the year. No notices under Article 17 of
the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, were served.
30 cases of infectious disease occurred in homeworkers' premises:
Smallpox, 2; Diphtheria, 14; Scarlet Fever, 8; Chickenpox, 5; and
Acute Primary Pneumonia, 1.
No notice was served under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
Sections 108 and 110. Where there was any risk of infection the work
was discontinued, and any work found on the premises was disinfected
before being returned.