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(2) The treatment of Diphtheria Carriers.
(3) Immunisation against Measles when convalescent serum is
available.
(4) The prophylactic treatment of colds, catarrhs, testing and
injecting for hay fever and other allergic conditions.
The Council, upon the recommendation of the Public Health Committee,
agreed to pay a fee of 10s. per head for the immunisation of Poplar
children who, while in-patients of the Hospital, were immunised at the
request of their parents.
Enteric Fever.
Two notifications of cases (1 each of Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid
Fever) were received and the patients were removed to hospital. In
neither case was the diagnosis confirmed.
Bacteriological Examinations.
2,141 swabbings were examined. Of these, 297 gave positive results
(13.9 per cent.). In addition 1 virulence test gave a positive result.
One blood specimen from a doubtful case of Typhoid Fever gave a
negative Widal reaction and serum in dilutions of 1-10 to 1-640 did not
agglutinate B. Typhosus, B. Paratyph. A or B emulsions.
All except 5 of the examinations were carried out at the Seamen's
Hospital, Greenwich.
Smallpox.
No cases of Smallpox were notified during the year.
Notification of Chickenpox—Practically all cases reported as
Chickenpox were visited by a member of the Medical Staff.
In view of the fact that no cases of Smallpox had occurred in the
Borough since early in 1934 the notification of Chickenpox was allowed
to lapse on 4th May, 1935. Up to that date 400 cases had been notified
during 1935.
Vaccination.
The following particulars regarding vaccination have been taken
fmm the Vaccination Officer's reports:—