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stry of Health's laboratory, but the results were negative.
It is interesting to note that this area was for many years
a market gardening area, but no previous ease of malignant
pustule appears to have been reported, though
opportunities for infection must have been frequent.
Persons dealing with such materials were advised to wear
clean white mufflers, so that any soiling would be quickly
noticed and the muffler changed, and infecting material
not nibbed into the skin.
Malaria.
One case was notified of a patient who had suffered
from malaria, induced for therapeutic purposes, and
liable to relapses of the disease. No relapses occurred
whilst she remained in the Borough.
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis.
Six cases were notified during the year. One was
notified in April and the remainder during August. No
contact was traced between the cases except that one case
had been in contact with the sister of another case. In
no family was there more than one case although there
Were other children in all the families except one. All
were admitted to Hospital and at the end of the year all
continued with orthopsedic treatment in Hospital.
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