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The increase during 1926 was due to the prevalence
of measles during the early part of the year.
Official circulars were issued during the year 1926
dealing with the following matters:—
Food, and Drugs :—
6.7.26 No. 68577 Public Health (Imported Milk) Regulations,
1926.
6.7.26 No. 68578 Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
10.12.26 No. 71203 Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in
Foods) (Amendment) Regulations,
1926.
16.12.26 No. 751 Ditto.
20.12.26 No. 752 Sale of Food and Drugs Act, etc.
Maternity and Child Welfare :—
22.3.26 No. 680 Training and Appointment of Health
Visitors.
31.7.26 No. 971 Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum)
Regulations, 1926.
31.7.26 No. 972 Public Health (Puerperal Fever and
Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, 1926.
9.8.26 No. 617 Notification and Treatment of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum.
14.9.26 No. 723 Treatment of Tuberculosis and Diagnosis
and Treatment of Venereal
Disease.
Tuberculosis :—
5.10.26 No. 726a Returns under Memo. 37t.
Administration :—
1.1.26 No. 660 Widows, Orphans and Old Age Pensions
Act, 1925.
27.5.26 No. 552 Sanitary Officers' Order.
4.10.26 No. 736 Training of Candidates for Sanitary
Inspectors Certificate.
15.12.26 No. Ch.43 Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act,
1926.
4.8.26 — L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1926.
Infectious Disease :—
10.5.26 No. 698 Supervision of Smallpox contacts.
Vaccination.
Mr. H. Davies, Vaccination Officer to the Fulham
Guardians, has, as in past years, very kindly supplied
the following details with regard to vaccination.
During the year under review, 1,817 successful
primary vaccinations were carried out, compared with
1,811 during 1925, and 2,042 during 1924. Particulars