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Number of Shops within the Borough where
suitable and sufficient sanitary accommodation
not provided 56
Number of Shops within the Borough where
suitable and sufficient sanitary accommodation
provided as the result of—
(a) Informal action 47
(b) Formal action
Number of Shops within the Borough where the
provisions of Section 10 (1) and (2) were
complied with at the end of 1939 1126
Number of Certificates granted by the Local
Authority exempting shops from the provision
of Section 10 (2) 25
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Two hundred and ninety-three cases of infectious
disease were notified during 1939, an increase of 76
crses on the previous year. This increase is mainly
due to cases of Pneumonia, of which there were 72.
The incidence of Scarlet Fever and of Diphtheria remained
low. Two cases of Typhoid Fever and two
cases of Paratyphoid Fever were notified. There were
11 cases of mild Dysentery. Four cases of Acute
Anterior Poliomyelitis were notified. Recovery was
complete in three, but there was one death from a very
acute attack.
Scarlet Fever.—One hundred and thirty-one cases
were notified. The disease was generally mild. No
death was recorded. The case rate for the Borough
was. 1.71 per 1,000 of population, compared with a
case rate of 1.89 per 1,000 of population for England
and Wales.
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