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A special comprehensive report was submitted to the Finance and
Emergency Administrative Committee in September and the Council
adopted Resolutions authorising (1) the appointment of staff,
(2) co-operation with the Port of London Health Authority and (3) the
organization of a contributory scheme to operate in that part of the
Borough south of East India Dock Road. (This last was extended to
cover the whole of the Borough later when firms outsido the original
area asked to be included in the scheme.)
On receipt of Directions to proceed with all necessary action,
the scheme was put into operation.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Tho Meat and Food Inspectors made 3,626 inspections of preaises
where food is prepared, stored or sold.
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ANALYSTS. The number of samples examined was 725,
and the number found to be adulterated was 25, a percentage of 3.45. .
During tho ten years 1934-43 the average number examined was 743 and the
percentage adulterated was 3,9 .
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Measles, Scarlet fever and Pneumonia were more' prevalent than in 1942.
NOTIFICATIONS (corrected for "altered diagnosis" cases).
Cases.
Deaths.
Scarlet fever
222
.
Diphtheria
47
5
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
•
.
Erysipelas
25
.
Puerperal fever
6
2
Puerperal pyrexia
7
.
Cerebrospinal fever
5
1
Ophthalmia neonatorum
1
.
Measles —
809
3
Whooping cough
184
1
Primary pneumonia
111
8@
Influenzal pneumonia
18
2 @
Dysentory
20
.
Zymotic enteritis
8
4
Malaria
1 X
.
Acute Poliomyelitis
2
.
1466
.
Scabies (from 1st August 1943)
472
.
1938
© notified oases only.
x induced for therapeutio purposes.
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA. As a result of Circular 2753 issued
by the Ministry of Health on 6th January, 1943, medical practitioners
wore invited to co-operate in tho immunisation of infants and young
children, the prophylactic being supplied free of charge and a fee of
5/- being paid for each case immunised (two injections) on condition
the practitioner completed an official card for each case which is
seen when application is made for the prophylactic. 11 cases were
immunised by practitioners during the year.
Summary of immunisations:-
(a) at Borough Council Clinic 499
(b) at L.C.C. Centres 1200
(c) by Private Practitioners 11
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