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cases of scarlet fever were notified, but these were all mild with no
deaths. For the third year in succession no case of diphtheria occurred
in Wood Green, and for the eleventh year in succession there was no
death from this disease.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
During the year, 701 children were immunised for the first
time, 548 of these against diphtheria alone, and 153 against
diphtheria and whooping cough. Of the total of 701, 168 were
immunised by private doctors, and 533 at local clinics and schools.
During the same time 1,980 children received reinforcing injections,
14 of them from private doctors, and the remainder at schools or
clinics. Immunisation against diphtheria has been carried out
regularly in Wood Green since 1929 and the state of immunisation
of the child population is fairly satisfactory. Our records show
that 65 per cent, of the children under 5 have been immunised, and
92 per cent of the children from 5 to 14 years.
Poliomyelitis.
Four cases of anterior poliomyelitis were notified during the
year, one child and three adults. Two of these were very mild, and
complete recovery took place. Of the two others, one, a child, shows
slight paralysis of both legs at the end of a year, and the other, an
adult, extensive paralysis of both legs, and of the trunk muscles.
Very gradual improvement is however still taking place ten months
after the onset of illness.
Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases of tuberculosis coming to the knowledge
of the Health Department during the year was 83, 76 pulmonary
and 7 non-pulmonary. These included 20 transfers from other
districts. The total number of new cases 83, is less by 12 than the
number for the previous year.
There were 12 deaths from tuberculosis, 8 male and 4 female.
Of these one male and one female death were due to non-pulmonary
tuberculosis, and all the others to the pulmonary form of the disease.
There were 19 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in 1949 but no
deaths from the non-pulmonary form. The death rate from