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Sections 60-63, 68-70, 72-74 of the same Act, referring to the
cleansing and disinfection of premises and materia's, and to
contact with, or exposure of infected persons and things have
been made applicable to measles.
Chicken pox was made temporarily notifiable for the three
months ending June 22nd, 1911.
Cases of anthrax, or poisoning by mercury, arsenic, lead and
phosphorus, must be notified to the Chief Inspector of Factories,
Whitehall.
Phthisis is voluntarily notifiable in Finsbury in the case of
private patients, and compulsorily notifiable in the case of poor
law, hospital, and dispensary patients.
On and after January 1st, 19-12, all cases of phthisis become
compulsorily notifiable.
Outbreaks of glanders and anthrax are notifiable to the Health
Authority by the Inspectors appointed under the Diseases of
Animals Act, 1894, in pursuance of the provisions of the Anthrax
Order, 1899, and of the Glanders and Farcy Order, 1907, of the
Board of Agriculture.
Notifications.—The number of notifications of infectious
diseases received in 1911, was as follows :—Small pox none (none),
scarlet fever 170 (126), diphtheria 159 (126), cerebro spinal fever
2 (4), typhoid fever 74 (28), erysipelas 223 (164), puerperal fever
4 (7), and ophthalmia neonatorum 7 cases.
The figures in brackets refer to the year 1910.