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Section F. PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
There was an increased incidence of Scarlet Fever compared
with 1942, but the disease maintained its mild character and 48% of the
cases were isolated at home.
The Measles epidemic which began in November, 1942, rapidly
reached its peak in January with 93 cases, then gradually subsided,
coming to an end in May when only 11 cases were notified.
Scabies.
The arrangements at the First Aid Posts in Loughton and Buckhurst
Hill for the treatment of this disease were continued and as will
be seen from the following table, a large number of cases received
treatment.
Two applications of benzyl benzoate at a week's interval effected
a cure in the great majority of cases and relapses or recurrences were
almost invariably due to failure to get all the members of an infected
family treated in the first instance.
In September, the disease was made notifiable in the district
under the Scabies Order.
In June, the Ministry of Information film on the diagnosis and
treatment of the disease was shown in Loughton to a large audience of
doctors, nurses and other health workers from Chigwell and the
surrounding districts.