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Poliomyelitis.
There were 3 confirmed cases' of poliomyelitis in the
Borough. Last year there were 7 confirmed cases.
Pneumonia.
Of the various forms of pneumonia, only acute primary
and acute influenzal are notifiable. 64 cases were notified
during the year, compared. with 78 last year.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
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There were 163 notifications during the year, campared
with 98 in 1953. ' Of the 163 cases notified, 66 were residents
of the Borough.
Scabies.
Scabies is still notifiable under the County of London
(Scabies) Regulations, 1943. The number of cases formally
notified was 29, compared with 22 last year.
Seventy-six scabies patients were treated by medicinal
baths at Branch Road Treatment Centre, and their clothing
disinfested, viz.:-
Males Females Children Total
27 26 23 76
The number of baths given amounted to 107 during the year.
Scarlet Fever.
There were 61 cases notified, being 14 less than last
year. There were no deaths from the disease.
Smallpox.
No cases of smallpox were notified during the year, and
it was not necessary for me to take action under the Public
Health (Smallpox) Regulations, 1917.
Frequent notifications are received from Port and
"airport" authorities of persons coming into the Borough who
may have been in contact with smallpox. Observation for
the necessary period is kept on such persons by officers of
the Public Health Department. .
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