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Notifications under the Provisions of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891. During the year 1,308 cases
have been notified under the above Act, as compared with
622, 879 and 887 respectively, in the preceding years, 1910,
1909 and 1908.
Small-Pox. No case of this disease was notified during
the year in persons residing in this Borough.
Intimations respecting 5 Small-pox contacts were received
from the various Port Sanitary Authorities, all of
whom were visited and watched during the necessary incubation
period.
Chicken-Pox. In consequence of a slight outbreak of
Small-pox in one part of London, in the early period
of this year, it was thought advisable that Chickenpox
should be temporarily made a notifiable disease,
in order that any slight cases of Small-pox which
might possibly be considered to be cases of Chicken-pox
might in this way have a further chance of discovery. The
London County Council accordingly made an order for the
notification of cases of Chicken-pox in the County of London
for the period of three months from March 22nd, 1911.
During this period 246 cases of Chicken-pox were notified
in Greenwich.