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Food and Drugs Act, 1983.
The Council became the Local Authority under this Act on 1st
October, 1939.
One hundred and eleven samples were taken up to the end of the
year.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
During 1943 seven hundred and thirty cases of infectious disease
were notified. These were one hundred and thirteen fewer than in
1942. This decease is almost entirely due to the fewer cases of
measles. For several years the incidence of notifiable infectious
diseases in Wimbledon has been low.
Scarlet Fever.- One hundred and eighty-six cases of scarlet
fever" were notified, eighty-sir more than in 1942. The attack rats
was 3.93 per thousand of the population.
One hundred and thirty-one, or 70.43 per cent of the cases were
treated in hospital. There was no death from this disease.
Diphtheria. - Twenty cases of diphtheria were notified in 1943,
as compared with ten in the previous year. The attack rats was
0.42 per thousand of the population.
All the patients received hospital treatment. There was no death.
Diphtheria. Immunisation. Two sessions of the Immunisation
Clinic were held "every week at the Health Centre.
Fourteen children were Schick tested. Five were found to be
positive and then immunised. The total number of children immunised
was nine hundred and eighty-six. In all, one thousand eight hundred
and forty attendances were made for this purpose. Thirty-six
children attended for a subsequent Schick test. In eight cases they
were found to be Schick positive and were re-immunised.
Paratyphoid Fever. - No cases of paratyphoid fever were notified
to the Department.
Food Poisoning. - This became a notifiable disease on 3rd October,
1939. Ho notifications were received during the year.
Cerebro-spinal Fever. - Ten cases of this disease were notified.
Seven of the patients were treated in hospital. There was one death.
Erysipelas.- Notifications were received in respect of eleven
cases" of erysipelas. One patient was treated in hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia. - line cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified.
Five of these patients were removed to hospital.
There was no death from puerperal sepsis amongst the patients, Notified
under the Regulations.
Measles. - Two hundred and seventy-two cases of measles were
notified, "Thirteen of these were removed to hospital. There were
no deaths,
Whooping Cough.- There were one hundred and fifteen cases of
this disease notified in 1943. Eifht cases were treated in hospital.
There were two deaths.
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