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The Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations,
1917.—These regulations empower Medical Officers of Health to
perform vaccination or revaccination of any persons who are
willing to be vaccinated and who have been in immediate contact
with individuals suffering from Smallpox. All those exposed to
infection who accepted vaccination or revaccination were attended
to by their own doctors or by the public vaccinator and there arose
no occasion to perform any vaccinations under the regulations.
Vaccination.—The duties under the Vacination Acts and the
Vaccination Order, 1930, were transferred to the Borough Council
on the 1st April, 1830, and were undertaken by the Public Health
Department.
Scarlet Fever.—During the year 104 cases of this disease
were notified as compared with 156 the previous year. The disease
continues to be of a mild type and there were no deaths.
The 12 cases nursed at home were kept under supervision in
order to ensure that the necessary precautions for the prevention
of the spread of the disease were being maintained.
Return Cases.—This definition is applied to cases of Scarlet
Fever which occur in a house within 28 days of the discharge from
hospital of a previous case. Three such cases occurred during the
year, and the discharged patients were examined, but showed no
signs of being infectious.
The Dick test and active immunisation have not yet been
employed in the Borough.
Diphtheria.—During the year 59 cases of Diphtheria were
notified with one death as compared with 127 notifications and one
deat h the previous year. One of the cases notified was subsequently
i j und not to be suffering from clinical Diphtheria.