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No. of movement licences received of animals
moved into the Borough 127
Animals inspected:
(i) Pigs 846
(ii) Sheep, lambs 294
No. of licences issued by the Local Authority 1
Animals inspected: Sheep 24
No. of inspections made in connection with the
above details 118
Tuberculosis Order, 1925.
No action was required to be taken under the abovementioned
Order.
XIV.—RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911-1928.
Three rag flock samples were submitted for examination
and all the samples complied with the standard in accordance
with the above-mentioned Acts.
XV.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONTROL.
Scarlet Fever.
The year saw a continuance of the prevalence of
Scarlet Fever which has continued more or less in epidemic
form since 1930. An unexpected rise in the incidence
curve in 1934 brought the rate to 4.9 per thousand
population, the highest incidence since 1921. As in recent
years the main source of cases came from the L.C.C.
Downham Estate, which was responsible for 38 per cent,
of cases.. The influx of population to new housing
estates affects this curve of incidence giving a stimulus
to the infection. This is borne out by the high return
of scarlet fever in the L.C.C. Estate at Downham since
1930, being equivalent to 42 per cent, of all cases notified
during that period.
There has been too an increase in the number of
" return " cases irrespective of the length of stay of cases
in hospital. While the disease remains comparatively
mild in character, the policy of home isolation is to be