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At a meeting of the London County Council held on the 14th
of March, 1911, it made the order in the following terms :—
"The London County Council hereby Resolves and Orders,
as a case of emergency, that, having regard to the recent
outbreak of Small-pox and to the fact that mild forms of this
disease are liable to be mistaken for Chicken-pox, Sections 55,
68 and 70 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with
respect to the notification and prevention of infectious disease
shall apply, in the Administrative County of London, for a
period of three calender months from and including 22nd March,
1911, to the disease known as Chicken-pox."
During the three months in question, 133 cases of chicken-pox
were notified. The outbreak of small-pox having ceased at the
expiration of the above period, it was not thought necessary to
renew the Order relating to chicken-pox.
No death during the year was registered as due to chicken-pox.
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.—At a meeting of the London County
Council, held on the 7th February, 1911, the Order making this a
notifiable disease was renewed for a further period of 12 months,
in the following terms:—
"The London County Council hereby Resolves and Orders
that Section 55 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with
respect to the notification of infectious disease shall apply, in
the Administrative County of London, for a further period of
12 calender months, from and including 13th March, 1911, to
the disease known as Cerebro Spinal Fever (Epidemic Cerebro
Spinal Meningitis)."
During the year 1911 there were 7 cases of this disease
notified, and there were 2 deaths registered.
Typhus.—No case of this disease was notified in the Borough
during the past year.
Continued Fever.—No case of continued fever was notified
in the Borough during the year.