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(c) Puerperal Pyrexia.—Three cases were notified as occurring in
the district, all were removed to the Waltham Joint Hospital. No deaths
occurred.
(d) Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.—No cases of paratyphoid
were notified.
(e) Anterio Polio?nyeliti.s.—Four cases. No deaths occurred.
Particulars of the incidence of notifiable diseases during 1945 are
contained in an accompanying table.
Venereal Disease.—There are no treatment centres in the Borough
Patients requiring treatment are directed to the V.D. clinic at the London
Hospital.
2. (a) Disinfection and Disinfestation.—The disinfection of bedding
and similar articles is done by the saturated steam process. Infected premises
are sprayed with formalin and fumigated by burning formalin tablets.
Number of rooms disinfected 99
Number of verminous rooms disinfested 88
Loads of bedding disinfected 157
Loads of bedding disinfected for Chigwell U.D.C. 2
Number of school classrooms disinfected. 3
(c) Tuberculosis.—Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1925, and the Public Health Act, 1936, section 172. No
action was necessary with regard to persons suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis employed in the milk trade.
3. Tuberculosis.—Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and
mortality from the disease during 1945: —
47 Pulmonary and 11 non-Pulmonary cases were notified for
first time during the year.
19 cases were transferred into the district.
6 cases were restored to the register.
14 Pulmonary cases and 5 non-Pulmonary cases died during the
year.
5 deaths occurred from non-notified cases of tuberculosis.
32 other cases were removed from the register.
300 cases remained on the register at the close of the year.