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SECTION F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following diseases are notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health:—
1. Under Section 144 and 343, Public Health Act, 1936.
Smallpox. Typhoid Fever.
Cholera. Enteric Fever or Relapsing Fever.
Diphtheria. Anthrax (made notifiable by the Local
Membranous Croup. Authority as from 1/4/22).
Erysipelas. Pemphigus Neonatorum (made notifiable
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever. by Local Authority as from 29/6/29).
Typhus Fever.
2. Under Regulations of the Ministry of Health.
Plague L.G.B. Order, 19/9/1900.
Puerperal Pyrexia The Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1951.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum P.H. (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations,
1926.
Acute Primary and Acute
Influenzal Pneumonia P.H. (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.)
Dysentery Regulations, 1927.
Malaria
Tuberculosis P.H. (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952.
Acute Rheumatism (up to 16 The Acute Rheumatism Regulations, 1950.
years)
Measles and Whooping Cough The Measles and Whooping Cough Regulations,
1940.
Acute Poliomyelitis P.H. (Acute Poliomyelitis, Acute En-
Acute Encephalitis cephalitis and Meningococcal Infection)
Meningococcal Infection Regulations, 1949.
3. By Local Act.
Food Poisoning Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, and Food
and Drugs Act, 1938.
In addition to the above diseases notifiable to the Medical Officer of
Health, certain industrial diseases are notifiable to the Chief Inspector of
Factories, Home Office, under Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1937. These
are cases of Lead, Phosphorus, Arsenical or Mercurial Poisoning or Anthrax
contracted in any factory. The Secretary of State can add other diseases
to those mentioned by Regulation.
The total number of deaths of Ilford residents from the following infectious
diseases during 1950 and 1951 were as follows:—
1950 1951
Scarlet Fever — —
Enteric Fever — —
Diphtheria — —
Acute Poliomyelitis 2 1
Measles — 1
Whooping Cough — 2
Influenza 11 24
Tuberculosis—Pulmonary 42 38
Other forms 4 3
Pneumonia (all forms) 39 74
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) — —
Meningococcal Infections 1 1
Total 99 144