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Information as to primary cases under school age
is passed on to the L.C.C., to enable that authority to
check the spread of infection in the schools and similar
information is sent to Sunday Schools.
There were 43 deaths from measles during the year.
German Measles.
Twenty-five cases of German Measles were also
reported, 3 of them being removed to hospital.
Whooping Cough.
Seventy - six cases of Whooping Cough among
children under 5 years came to my knowledge; through
reports from the L.C.C. (47), Health Visitors (24),
Schools (4), and other sources (1), and these children
were visited by the Health Visitors. Fifty-four
children were removed to an Isolation Hospital and
47 recovered. Ten deaths from this disease were
recorded during the year.
Miscellaneous Investigations.
464 cases of Chickenpox were reported and visited
by the Sanitary Inspectors. A number of other children
were also visited by the Inspectors for illnesses reported
by the Head Teachers, and suggestive of one of the
notifiable diseases.
Diabetes.
Arising out of an application from the University
College Hospital on behalf of a poor Bethnal Green
patient, the Council sought and obtained the sanction
of the Ministry of Health to pay for the provision of
insulin for such patient. This was continued throughout
the year and the patient has shown some improvement
under treatment.