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Measles
There were S88 cases of measles which is the highest number
since the disease became notifiable in 1939. The fact that there
was no death although there were many severe cases is evidence
of the resistance of the children and the medical and nursing care
which they received.
Whooping Cough
The number of cases of whooping cough notified, 254, was
higher than in any year since 1941.
There was one death.
Pneumonia
Sixty cases of pneumonia were notified in 1948, and there
were 28 deaths.
Miscellaneous
There was no case of Smallpox, Enteric Fever, or Cerebro
Spinal Fever in 1948.
Isolation Hospital
The Joint Isolation Hospital at Coppetts Road, N.10, which
has rendered such magnificent service to the Borough for many
years passed from the Management of the Joint Committee to that
of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board on the
5th July, 1948. This is a hospital with high traditions due in no
small part to the fact that over a long period it has been ably
administered by a local committee possessing extensive experience
in the management of a hospital of this character.
Bacteriological Work
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