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Several minor outbreaks of Shig-sonnei were also experienced during
the year — generally affecting children at junior schools.
Considerable assistance was given by the Public Health Inspectors
to general practitioners by collecting specimens and linking with the
pathological laboratories for both the notified and non-notified cases.
Further demands were made on the time of the Public Health Inspectors
by the follow-up visits necessitated by. the introduction of the
Public Health (Infective Jaundice) Regulations 1968 operative from 15th
June 1968. These regulations were revoked on 1st October 1968 when the
requirements under them were incorporated in the Public Health (Infectious
Diseases) Regulations 1968.
The latter Regulations consolidated all previous Regulations relating
to notification and prevention of infectious disease (excluding
tuberculosis) and arising from them medical practitioners who notified
such diseases were paid 5/-d. per certificate instead of 2/6d. as
previously.
Home Laundry
Service
Section 84 of the Public Health Act, 1936, enables the Local Authority
to provide a free service for the cleansing of articles so soiled as
to be insanitary and a danger to health, such as bedding and personal
clothing of aged and incontinent persons. By arrangement with the
Regional Hospital Board, these articles are cleansed weekly at the
Chadwell Heath Hospital laundry.
During 1968, 73 persons were assisted and 7,036 articles laundered.
Long Stay
Immigrants
All addresses notified by Port Health Authorities of the Long Stay
Immigrants were visited, and when the person could be contacted they
were urged to register with a general medical practitioner, and an
appointment was arranged for them to have a chest X-ray where
necessary.
441 Immigrants were visited during 1968.
28 visits were also made under The Public Health (Aircraft Amendment)
Regulations 1963, and The Public Health (Ships Amendment)
Regulations 1963 because of persons who were not in possession of a
valid international certificate of vaccination.
Noise
Last year mention was made of a furniture factory at South Woodford
which caused considerable nuisance to the surrounding residents. The