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INFECTIVE DISEASES
The number of deaths from notifiable infectious diseases, including
all forms of tuberculosis, was 167.
From all notifiable infective diseases the death-rate was 0.50
per 1,000.
Table IV shows the number of cases of the notifiable diseases
reported, arranged in age groups, and Table V shows the same
figures arranged in the sub-districts in which they occurred.
Recent Legislation
Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1953
These Regulations came into operation on 1st April, 1953, superseding
the Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations, 1927.
The new Regulations correspond with the revoked Regulations in
requiring notification of malaria, dysentery, acute primary pneumonia,
acute influenzal pneumonia, and in prescribing action, in
conformity with the present working of the health services, in relation
to the prevention and treatment of enteric, typhus and relapsing
fever.
They amplify however, the precautionary measures provided for
in the revoked Regulations against food poisoning, by relating them
(instead of to enteric fever and dysentery, as formerly) to other
salmonella infections, and to staphylococcal infections liable to cause
food poisoning.
Smallpox
No case occurred in the Borough during the year.
Notification is frequently received from Port and Local Authorities
of persons coming into the Borough who may have been in contact
with Smallpox. Observation for the necessary period is kept on
these persons by members of the Public Health Department.
Diphtheria
There were no confirmed cases.
Scarlet Fever,
Three hundred and thirty-six cases of Scarlet Fever were notified
or reported compared with 563 in 1952, 414 in 1951, and 584 in 1950.
The diagnosis was not confirmed in 13 cases.
No deaths occurred.
Whooping Cough
Nine hundred and twenty-five cases were notified during the year.
There were three deaths.
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