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Tuberculosis.
During the year, 127 new eases of Tuberculosis were added to
the register. These included 100 cases in which the respiratory
organs were affected, and 27 cases in which the infection was in some
other part of the body. There were 55 deaths from this disease.
Infective Jaundice: Compulsory Notification.
The Minister of Health, on account of the increasing prevalence
of cases of Jaundice which are of an infectious character, has
arranged for special investigations to be carried out by a group of
expert workers at Cambridge in collaboration with the Medical
Research Council. A study is being made of the epidemiology and
pathology of these types of Jaundice in order to bring them under
control, and to establish effective methods of treatment.
In order to ascertain the incidence of the diseases for a length
of time over a large area, the Minister decided to require compulsory
notification in the Eastern Region, this being the area in which the
research centre is stiuated.
To this end the Jaundice Regulations, 1943, dated November
17th, 1943, were made.
They had not been applied to this District by the end of the year,
but will come into operation in Hornchurch on 22nd January, 1944.
Non-notifiable Diseases of Childhood.
During the year, the cases of non-notifiable infectious disease
occurring among school children have been reported by head teachers
as follows:—Chicken Pox, 117; Mumps, 151; Influenza, 84;
Scabies, 58; Jaundice, 10; Rubella. 9.