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The Council gave their careful consideration to this
important subject and came to the conclusion that the powers
they possessed were not sufficient. The tracking down of
the cattle in question had occupied the time of three inspectors
and a labourer both by day and night, for a period
of three weeks. The Council accordingly decided to inform
the Local Government Board that in their opinion greater
powers should be conferred on Local Authorities in respect
of tuberculous or suspected tuberculous cattle, so as to
prevent their removal without previous notice to the authority,
and to prohibit the slaughtering of such animals for
human consumption anywhere except in a public abattoir.
Infectious Diseases.
During the year 1916, 2,513 cases of Infectious Diseases
were notified under Acts and Orders. This is the largest
number yet recorded, and is due to the extension on the
1st January, 1916, of compulsory notification to Measles and
German Measles, 1,437 cases of these diseases being included
in the figure before mentioned.
Ten cases of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis were notified
during the year. Two occurred in the military population
and eight in the civil population. Of the two military cases
one was admitted to the Willesden Isolation Hospital and
recovered, and one was admitted to the Willesden Isolation
Hospital and from there transferred by the Military
Authorities to the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. Of
the eight civil cases two were admitted to the Willesden Isolation
Hospital. One died on the day of removal, while the
other was still in hospital at the end of the year 1916, and
has since then recovered. Two were admitted to Paddington
Green Children's Hospital and died. One case died
during removal to Hampstead Genera1 Hospital. Three
cases died at home before removal could be carried out.
In no instance did a second case occur in a family.