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Section F.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
Notifications.
2,938 cases of Infectious Disease (Smallpox 177) were notified during
the year. In addition there were 85 other cases notified as Infectious
Diseases in which the diagnosis was not confirmed.
The notification rate was 19.3, compared with 18.9 in 1931.
The incidence of the commoner infectious diseases generally was
slightly greater than in 1931; particularly so in the following diseases:—
(a) Smallpox 70 more cases.
(b) Diphtheria 74 ,, ,,
(c) Scarlet Fever 74 ,, ,,
The disease in which there was a decrease during the year was
Pneumonia (225 cases less than in 1931).
Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Six contacts of infectious disease patients employed in the milk trade
were dealt with during the year. No notices under Article 17 of the Milk
and Dairies Order, 1926, were served.
15 cases of infectious disease occurred in homeworkers' premises:
Smallpox, 3; Scarlet Fever, 4; Chickenpox, 7; and Acute Primary
Pneumonia, 1.
No notice was served under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
Sections 108 and 110. Where there was any risk of infection the work
was discontinued, and any work found on the premises was disinfected
before being returned.