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SMALLPOX. No case of this disease was notified during
the year.
SCARLET FEVER. During the year 382 cases of scarlet
fever were notified (176 males and 206 females), giving a case
rate of 2.83 per 1,000 of the population. The corresponding
figure for 1944 was 246. The number of patients removed to
hospital was 284. There was one death from this disease,
giving a death rate of 0.007 per 1,000 population.
DIPHTHERIA. (a) There were 133 cases of this disease
during the year, of which 52 were males and 81 females. The
case rate was 0.98 per 1,000 of the poulation. There were two
deaths from this disease, giving a death rate of 0.01 per 1,000
of the population. One of the deaths occurred in a West Ham
child who was temporarily residing outside the Borough. All
the notified cases were removed to hospital.
(b) DIPHTHERIA PROPHYLAXIS. The number of
children immunised during the year was 1,765. Of this number
1,625 were under 5 years and 140 were between the ages of 5 and
15 years.
ENTERIC FEVERS. One case of para-typhoid fever
occurred during the year, giving a case rate of 0.007 per 1,000
of the population. This patient was removed to hospital and
recovered.
MEASLES. The number of cases of measles which were
notified during the year was 2,403, as compared with 269 cases
in 1944. Of the 2,403 cases 1,195 were males and 1,208
females. The case rate was 17.77 per 1,000 of the population.
There were four deaths from this disease, giving a death rate
of 0.03 per 1,000 population. The number of patients removed
to hospital was 198.
WHOOPING COUGH. During 1945 the number of cases
of whooping cough notified was 131. Of these 64 were males
and 67 females. The case rate was 0.97 per 1,000 of the
population. There was one death from the disease, giving a
death rate of 0.007 per 1,000 of the population. The number
of cases removed to hospital was 21.
CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER. During the year 7 cases
were notified, of which 5 were males and 2 females. The
number of deaths from this disease was 3 (2 males and 1
female), giving a death rate of 0.02 per 1,000 of the population.
Six of the cases were removed to hospital.
ERYSIPELAS. The number of cases of erysipelas notified
during the year was 32, of which 14 were males and 18 females.
This gives a case rate of 0.24 per 1,000 living. The corresponding
number of cases for 1944 was 53. There were no
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