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In addition to the clinical cases occurring in the Borough, there appeared
to be several other abortive cases about the same time which did not give
the clinical picture.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
There were 63 notifications during the year, compared with 134 in
1955. Of the 63 cases notified, 27 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 43,
compared with 39 last year.
Ninety-three scabies patients and contacts were treated by medicinal
baths at Branch Road Treatment Centre and their clothing disinfested,
viz: -
Males Females Children
48 25 20
The number of baths given totalled 144 during the year.
Scarlet Fever.
There were 34 cases notified and 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.
The number of children successfully vaccinated or re-vaccinated at
London County Council clinics during the year was 910.
Tuberculosis.
The number of primary notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis
received was 116, compared with 149 last year, and the number of nonpulmonary
cases notified was 11, as compared with 23 last year. The
mortality rate for the year for pulmonary tuberculosis was 17, and of
non-pulmonary nil per 100,000 population, as compared with 17 and 3,
respectively, in 1955. (For details of register and notifications
see page 74).
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