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All cases were visited, either by the District
Sanitary Inspector or the Health Visitor, according to
the age of the patient.
Fifty cases were removed to M.A.B. Hospitals,
and in four cases nursing assistance was rendered by
the Council.
Seven cases proved to be not measles.
Towards the end of the year, having regard to the
possible increased prevalence of measles, I submitted a
special report to the Public Health Committee
recommending a number of measures to deal with
the situation, including the appointment of a temporary
Measles Health Visitor, and full interchange of information
with the schools, day nurseries, etc. These
arrangements were approved by the Committee and
were duly put into operation. Under them, we report
to the L C.C. the occurrence of any primary case in a
house where the patient is under school age, in order
to facilitate the exclusion of older children who are
contacts. Hospital accommodation has also been provided
by the M.A.B. So far as I am aware, no use was
made in the Borough of serum from convalescent
cases for the purposes of immunization or of aborting
the disease.