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No primary vaccinations or re-vaccinations were performed
under the Public Health (Smallpox) Prevention Regulations, 1917.
Considerable assistance is afforded in the control of non-notifiable
infectious illness by the written intimations from the heal
teachers of the various schools. Such information of absentees and
suspected cases is much appreciated and is made use of by the Medical
Officer and School Nurse in the investigation of minor epidemics.
Mortality of Influenza.—Pamphlets are available for distribution
when an epidemic threatens.
Disinfection.—There is no cleansing station, arrangements are
made for the disinfection of clothing and bedding with the
Walthamstow U.D.C. Rooms and places which have been exposed
to infection are disinfected by this Authority.
During the year it has not been found necessary to make Chicken
Pox notifiable, owing to the absence of Smallpox in this part of the
country. There were no cases of Encephalitis Lethargica cr
Smallpox.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.—
No action has been taken under these regulations with regard to
tuberculous employees engaged in the milk trade.
Public Health, 1925, Section 62.—It has not been found necessary
for the Council to take, any action under this section.
Housing and Town Planning Act, 1925.
The Council have adopted the sections of this Act whereby the
whole Urban District is included for Town Planning. At the present
time the scheme of development is under consideration.
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Power to administer this Act was delegated by the Essex County
Council to this Authority in January, 1922. Under the Act 15 ratinfected
premises have been dealt with.
The National Rat Week was held in November last. By posters
and other means special efforts were made to induce residents in ratinfested
quarters to co-operate in the work of destruction of these
very undesirable pests.
Particular attention was drawn to the tremendous loss to the
country owing to the ravages of rats (estimated at forty millions
annually) and the necessity of combined and simultaneous action by
all concerned.