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Specimens of skin were submitted for biological investigation
at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale. The
results were negative, and cremation was carried out.
S.S. "Ranchi."
Owing to the dispersal of the passengers and crew of the
S.S. "Ranchi" from which vessel a case of Smallpox had been
removed, a member of the crew was notified as having proceeded
to the Borough of Erith. The necessary action was
taken for the daily supervision of this contact and no case of
Smallpox developed in the Borough.

B (6) Public Health (Leprosy) Regulations, 1951
The above Regulations came into operation on the 22nd
June, 1951, and made it obligatory on every medical practitioner
attending on or called in to visit a patient suffering from
leprosy in any building used for human habitation as soon as
he became aware that that patient was so suffering, or if he
was so aware at the date of the coming into operation of the
regulations, to forthwith send to the Chief Medical Officer of
the Ministry of Health, a notification set out in a prescribed
form. It also made it obligatory for every local Authority to
send a copy of these Regulations to each medical practitioner
ascertained to be practising within the district.
B (7) Research on Poliomyelitis
A letter was received from the Medical Research Council
to the effect that, with the support of the Ministry of Health,
they had decided to carry out intensive research into this
disease during 1951. Among other things, the research would
deal with those cases of Poliomyelitis apparently associated
with recent immunisation against diphtheria and/or whooping
cough or removal of tonsils and adenoids. Local Sanitary
Authorities were asked to collaborate. In any area where
more intensive study had to be made the investigators would
plan their enquiry in consultation with the Medical Officer of
Health.