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Six cases of the disease were notified in the previous year.
Nursing—By arrangement with the Chelsea District Nursing Association,
home nursing is provided for infants suffering from this disease.
POLIOMYELITIS AND POLIO-ENCEPHALITIS.
No case of Poliomyelitis or Polio-Encephalitis was notified during the
year.
ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
One case of Encephalitis Lethargica was notified during the year.
Four visits to old cases of Encephalitis Lethargica were made by the
Woman Sanitary Inspector.
Encephalitis Lethargica is undoubtedly infectious, but the infectivity
is of very low nature. The sequelae may be serious, as in most cases
some permanent damage to the brain tissue occurs. The disease was
made compulsorily notifiable from 1st January, 1919.
Deaths.—There were two deaths from this disease during the year.
CHICKEN POX.
With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council
under Section 55 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, made the
disease known as chicken pox notifiable in the Borough on, and from,
the 12th August, 1929.
Seventy-three notifications were received during the year. Of these,
27 were treated in hospital.
SMALLPOX.
No case of small pox was notified in Chelsea during the year. Appropriate
action was taken as regards contacts of cases notified in other
boroughs.
Vaccination.—No vaccinations have been performed by the Medical
Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations,
1917.
I am indebted to Mr. A. B. J. Hayden, Vaccination Officer for Chelsea,
for the following Table which gives particulars as regards vaccination in
respect of children whose births were registered in the Borough for the
year 1931. The figures for the year 1932 are not yet available.