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Several cases of illness, suggestive of Enteric Fever, were seen
by me at this time, but were diagnosed as not suffering from this
infection.
(ii) Non-Notifiable Diseases.
The relative prevalence of these is set out below:—

Measles and Whooping Cough were taken out of this category
on the '23rd October, 1939, as a result of the Measles and Whooping
Cough Regulations, 1939. It was anticipated that Measles would
appear in epidemic form during the first quarter of 1940, but this
was not so. As I write, however, it is now prevalent, in the first
quarter of 1941.
During the month of December, 1940, an offer was received
from the Emergency Public Health Laboratory of the free issue
to medical practitioners of Adult Serum for the prevention of
Measles in contact cases, and advantage was taken of this in
several instances.
5.—SUPPLEMENTARY.
Air Raid Precautions.
I again comment on the A.R.P. Casualty Services for the
Borough, but very briefly, as this is not specifically asked for by
the Ministry of Health for the Annual Report.
T do not think that I will give away any secret, likely to be of
information to the enemy, when I state that the S.E. has been
visited on more than one occasion by planes of foreign origin, As a
result, the Casualty Services have been brought into action, and
have fulfilled their obligations to the public in a manner worthy of
the highest praise.
Throughout the year, and especially during the latter half,
members of the staff of the Public Health Department have, in conjunction
with those in other departments, played their part, and
have in a voluntary capacity, and unstintedly given a large proportion
of their own time to duties in the Report Centre, and elsewhere.
I take this opportunity, therefore, of expressing my thanks to
them for their assistance in this additional work, which has devolved
on the Department.