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THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MEASLES AND GERMAN MEASLES)
REGULATIONS, 1915.
The above Regulations apply a system of notification of Measles and German
Measles to the whole of England and Wales, and enable Local Authorities to adopt
preventive measures, and to arrange for the care of patients suffering from these
diseases.
The Regulations only affect the City so far as the latter provision is concerned,
and in this connection the Corporation have approved an initial annual expenditure of
£25 per annum to provide nursing assistance in necessitous cases. This should be
sufficient having regard to the small needs of the City in this respect.
SMALL.POX.
Special attention was given in the early part of the year to the possibility of the
spread of Small.pox through the medium of any of the large number of refugees
arriving in this country from the Continent and infected ports. A number of these
refugees were housed in the Manchester Hotel, Aldersgate Street, and as a precautionary
measure 1 recommended that every unvaccinated person and those who had not been
vaccinated during the past ten years should avail themselves of the protection afforded
by vaccination.
No case of Small.pox occurred in the City.
Fuller particulars on this subject appeared in the Monthly Report, No. 187.
NOTIFICATION OF CHICKEN.POX.
As from the 17th March Chicken.pox was made a notifiable Infectious
Disease within the administrative County of London until 30th June.
CEREBRO.SPINAL FEVER.
Memorandum from the Local Government Board.
In view of the epidemic of Cerebro.Spinal Fever which prevailed in this country
in the early part of this year, an instructive Memorandum prepared by Dr. Newsholme,
the Principal Medical Officer, was issued by order of the Local Government Board to
all the Medical Officers of Health and Sanitary Authorities throughout the Kingdom.
The Memorandum discussed the prevalence, the symptoms, the infectivity,
precautionary measures, and administrative action.
Due observance of all the suggestions contained in the Memorandum doubtless
assisted in arresting the spread of the disease. (See Monthly Report of Medical
Officer of Health, No. 187).
CONTAMINATED SHELL.FISH.
During the year various instances of infectious disease, which may have been
attributable to the consumption of contaminated shell.fish, were reported. The usual
enquiries were made, but in no case was definite evidence obtained in support of the
suspicion.