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P.6.
extend immunisation facilities to the Council's Infant Welfare
Centres during the coming year. In response to Circular 2838
of the Ministry of Health, a diphtheria immunisation campaign was
conducted throughout the Borough. Posters were exhibited,
advertisements were inserted in the nress and publicity Riven at

WHOOPING COUGH.
In response to a demand from the mothers to have free facilities
provided for the protection of their children against Whooping
Cough, immunisation against Whooping Cough has been carried out
since 12th November at the same premises as the Diphtheria Immunisation
Clinic, viz., 35 Stepney Green, between the hourse of 2 p.m.
and 4 p.m. every Friday.
VENEREAL DISEASE.
Propaganda against Venereal Disease was increased and conducted
by lectures and films through the Central Council for Health Education.
Posters were exhibited in the streets, in factories and in
public lavatories. Small enamelled posters supplied by the L.C.C.
were displayed in the lavatories of licenced premises throughout
the Borough, with the helpful co-operation of the licenced traders.
Local cinemas also showed short films,
INSULIN.
The Council made arrangements for the supply of insulin to
certain classes of diabetic patients, limited chiefly to dependents
of insured persons, widows and spinsters engaged in household
duties, merchant seamen on foreign-going ships, and other patients
of limited means who are not eligible through National Health
Insurance, Poor Law; or School Medical Services.
TUBERCULOSIS.
107 deaths, 97 being respiratory and 10 other forms.
265 notifications - 216 Pulmonary, 49 non-Pulmonary,
BUG ERADICATION.
2465 inspections and re-inspections of premises were carried
out by the Inspectors on bug eradication. 685 premises, 147 4
rooms and 35 shelters were sprayed during the year.
62 lots of furniture were treated with Hyrdrogen Cyanide prior
to the removal of families to other premises and 5 lots of bunks
from shelters were similarly treated.
CLEANSING AnD DISINFECTION.
677 rooms were disinfected because of infectious disease and
89 because of pulmonary tuberculosis. 76948 articles of clothing
and bedding were steam disinfected.
SMALLPOX AND VACCINATION.
No cases of smallpox were notified. 239 children were successfully
vaccinated. 199 Statutory declarations were received. In
addition, 450 children who were registered outside the Borough
were successfully vaccinated. The total number of children
vaccinated was 689.
SCABIES.
The County of London (Scabies) Regulations 1943 came into
force on 1st August making Scabies a- notifiable disease.
To further facilitate procedure under the Scabies Order 1941