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Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Posterior basal meningitis is included in the term “ cerebro-spinal
fever,” but does not include meningitis due to tuberculosis, syphilis,
middle ear disease, and injury.
Two cases of this complaint were notified in the borough, and we
have received notifications from the County Council of cases occurring
in other Metropolitan Boroughs.
Acute Polio-Myelitis or Polio-Encephalitis.
Three cases were notified during the period under report, both in
the North Ward. It is to be noted that the majority of cases occur in
children and young people under 15 years of age ; the mortality in these
is about 13 per cent. and the permanently damaged form about 50 per
cent of the total.
Plague.
No case of plague occurred during the year.
At various times orders have been issued relating to the Prevention
of Epidemic Diseases, Regulations as to Plague and Destruction of
Rats.
The Medical Officer of the Local Government Board prepared a
Memorandum on Plague, and recommended precautions against rats,
the most important of which are as follows Ist. Persistently and
systematically destroy all rats. 2nd. Remove and obliterate their nests,
burrows and habitual haunts. 3rd. Make each dwelling as far as
practicable rat-proof, and remove all known harbourage for rats in or
near dwellings.4th. At the same time do not allow waste of food
(whether for human beings, chickens or other animals) to accumulate
in or about the house.
Chicken Pox,
This disease was not notifiable in 1919 and there were no deaths,
although a fair number of cases occurred amongst school children.
Anthrax and Hydrophobia in Man.
No cases of the above diseases were notified during the year.
Glanders.
No cases of Glanders were notified during the year.
Continued and Typhus Fever.
No cases of Continued Fever were notified during the year.
We have had no case of Typhus Fever since 1903, when we had
one case, and in 1901 we had eight cases.