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Bacteriological Examination.- Twenty samples of jnilk wore taken
for bacteriological examination under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order.
Food and Drugs Act. 1958.
The Council became tho Local Authority under thi3 Act on 1st October
1939.
One hundred and fourteen samples were taken up to the end of the
year.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
During 1941, four hundred and sixteen cases of infectious disease
wore notified. These were one hundred and fifty-five more than in 1940.
This increase is almost entirely duo to measles and whooping cough. For
several years tho incidence of notifiable infectious disease in Wimbledon
has boen low.
Scarlet Fever.- Thirty-nine cases of scarlet fever were notified,
one less than in 1940. The attack rate was 0.89 per thousand of the
population. There was no death from scarlet fever.
Thirty-eight, or 97.43 per cent of the cases were treated io
hospital. There was no death frori this disease.
Diphtheria.- The number of casec of diphtheria showed a slight
increase, there being fifteen notifications in 1941 as compared with
nine in the previous year. The attack rate was 0.20 per thousand of
the population.
All the patients received hospital treatment. There was no death.
Diphtheria Immunisation.2 Sessions of the Immunisation Clinic were
held every Week at 'the Healtn'-CfchtrB. On 17th April, these were increased
to three sessions a week.
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Five hundred and forty children were Schick tested. Two hundred and
ninety-five were found to be positive and then immunised. The total
number of children immunisedwas One thousand one hundred and sixty. In
all, five thousand six hundred and ninety-seven attendances were made
for this purpose. Three hundred and seventy-four children attended for
a subsequent Schick test. In fourteen cases they were found to be
Schick positive and were re-immunised.
Paratyphoid Fever. - Sight cases of paratyphoid fever were notified
to the Department during July and August. Extensive investigations were
carried out but it was not possible to trace any oommon source of
infection.
Food Poisoning.- This became a notifiable disease on 3rd October,
1939. Three notifications wore received during the yoar.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.- Nine cases of this disease wore notified. All
the patients were treated in hospital, wore three deaths.
Erysipelas.- Notifications wore received .in respect of nine cases
of erysipelas. Two patients were treated in Hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia.- Two cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified.
One of thoso patients was removed,to Hospital,
There was no death From puerperal" s:epsis- amongst the patients
notified under the Regulations.
Measles.- Seventy-soyen cases of measles were notified. Seven of
those wo're removed to hospital. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough.- There were one hundred and forty-four casos of this
disease notified in 1941. Fourtoon cases wore treatod in hospital.
There was one death.
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