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SMALL POX.
47. One case only ocurred during the year. The patient,
a man aged 45 years, was notified on the 27th March and was
removed to hospital on the same day. The patient recovered.
The source of infection was traced to Erith, the patient being
the working mate of the father of the primary Erith case and
being in association with him until twelve days before the
rash appeared. All the home contacts were re-vaccinated by
the Public Vaccinator.
No contacts of small-pox were vaccinated in accordance
with the Public Health (Small Pox Prevention) Regulations,
1917, by your Medical Officer during the year.
15 contacts of small-pox, notified as such by Medical
Officers of other Authorities, were kept under observation for
the necessary period.
The Health Shelter has been maintained during the year
but it has not been used.
MEASLES.
48. Notification Statistics. The number of notifications of
measles received during the year was 1.013. Of these notifications
5 were by medical practitioners, 975 by school
teachers, 26 were by parents, and 7 were from various other
sources.
49. Removals to Hospital. On the certificate of your Medical
Officer, 4 cases were removed to hospital, as compared with 12
in 1918 and 2 in 1919. The following table shows the number
of cases of measles removed to hospital by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, on the certificate of your Medical Officer
each year since 1910. It also shows the number of notifications
received from various sources each year, and the