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2.—Non-Notifiable Diseases.
Chickenpox.
743 cases of chickenpox were notified voluntarily.
Diarrhœa.
There has again been a marked decrease in the number of
corrected deaths registered from diarrhœa —80, as compared with
yearly averages of 191.6, 219.4, 208.6, 140.2 and 178.2 during the
five quinquennia 1891-1895, 1896-1900, 1901-1905, 1906-1910 and
1911-1915, respectively. Of the 80 deaths registered during 1919,
76, i.e., 95 per cent., occurred amongst children under 5 years of age
and 64, i.e., 80 per cent., amongst infants under 1 year of age.
The 4 ft. earth thermometer first registered 56°F. on June 11th,
rising to a maximum of 62° F. on August 21st and remaining at
such maximum until August 28th, and sinking to 56° F. again
on October 9th. The readings of the 4 ft. earth thermometer
were taken in Regent's Park, and the information was obtained
through the courtesy of the Secretary of the Royal Botanical
Society.
16 corrected deaths (2 infants under 1 year of age) were registered
from enteritis.
Practical measures were again taken to prevent epidemic
diarrhoea (and other diseases) in infants and to promote hygienic
conditions in their feeding and environment, as follows:—
(a) Visiting of houses wherein births were notified under the
Notification of Births Act, 1907, or wherein deaths were
registered as having occurred from epidemic diarrhœa ;
(b) Teaching of proper feeding and care and management of
infants at the Infants Consultations Centre held at
66, York Road, and at the various other Welfare Centres
which form the Lambeth Maternity and Child Welfare
Scheme;