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PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Measles and Whooping Cough.
These diseases were made compulsorily notifiable in October, 1939.
647 cases of Measles and 297 cases of Whooping Cough were notified during
the year. There were four deaths from Measles and two from Whooping Cough.
Diphtheria.
Only one case was notified during the year as compared with 8 in 1947.
There were no deaths:
Scarlet Fever.
This disease continued to occur throughout the year in a mild form;
there were 128 cases compared with 261 in 1947 ; there were no deaths.
"Return" cases numbered 2 allowing for an interval of 28 days between
a patient returning home from the Isolation Hospital and the onset of the
disease in another inmate of the house.
Smallpox.
No cases of smallpox were notified during the year.
Dysentery.
30 cases were notified (23 Sonne, 1 Amoebic, 6 not typed). They
occurred in varios parts of the Borough throughout the year. All cases were
fully investigated but no common source of infection was discovered.
Cerebro Spinal Fever.
Two cases were notified during the year. These cases were carefully
investigated and precautions taken to prevent the spread of infection. No
deaths took place.
Puerperal Pyrexia and Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
These are referred to later on under the heading of Maternity and Child
Welfare.
Food Poisoning.
No cases were notified during the year.
Pneumonia.
32 cases were notified during the year.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age.
The death rate per 1,000 live births for London was 2.4 whilst that for
Edmonton was 4.74 as compared with 4.8 and 6.82 respectively last year.
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