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Anterior Poliomyelitis. There was one case of Acute
Anterior Poliomyelitis during the year. This was in a child
of ten years. The attack was moderately severe involving the
right shoulder group, and the right leg. She was referred to the
Nelson Hospital on leaving Wandle Valley for orthopædic
treatment, and she is still having postural exercises and light
treatment there.
Measles. Measles was made notifiable together with
Whooping Cough on the 23rd October, 1939, by the Measles
and Whooping Cough Regulations, 1939.
This disease shows a biennial epidemicity usually, but since
the last remission year 1939 this characteristic has been lost,
and the figures have maintained a pre 1939 epidemic level
throughout the past four years. The presesnt figure of 433 cases
shows a drop to almost 1940 level, and it will be interesting to
see what the next year's figure reveals.
There was only one death attributed directly to Measles.
Whooping Cough. There were two hundred and fifty-two
cases of Whooping Cough notified during the year. The incidence
of this disease has remained high during the past five
years, 1939, 1941 and the present year being greatly in excess
of pre-war normal years.
There was only one death directly attributable to this
disease in 1943.
Erysipelas. There were 11 notifications of Erysipelas
during the year, and the site of infection in all except one case
was the face, the exception being a case where it occurred on
the forearm. There were no deaths and only one of the cases
was admitted to hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia. There were 9 notifications received in
respect of puerperal pyrexia, of these 7 were residents in the
district giving a puerperal pyrexia rate of 6.1. Of the 9 notified
6 were in hospital, the other three were domiciliary notifications.
Under present arrangements, where hospital treatment
and isolation is necessary, these cases are admitted to the
Wandle Valley Hospital. There were two cases treated there
during the year.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. There were two cases of
Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified, both were in hospital at the
time of notification so that it was not necessary to arrange for
their admission to White Oak, Swanley, the L.C.C. special
hospital where our cases are usually admitted. Actually one
of the eases was domiciled in Wimbledon, and the information
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