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Chickenpox.—Owing to the prevalence of smallpox, the Council
made an Order in pursuance of Section 56 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, making chickenpox compulsorily notifiable in
the Borough from 7th February, 1930. The Order ceased to operate
on the 7th August, 1931. The number of notifications received
during the period 1st January to 7th August was 619.
Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.—The number of cases of scarlet
fever notified during the year was 497. Twenty-seven of the
patients notified as suffering from this disease were found, after
admission to hospital, not to be suffering from an infectious disease.
The actual number of cases of scarlet fever occurring in the Borough
during the year was, therefore, 470. This is a decrease of 460 upon
the actual number of cases that occurred during 1930. The attackrate
for scarlet fever was 2.16 per 1,000 persons living, and for
England and Wales 2.05.
The number of cases removed to hospital during the year was
440. This is equal to 93.6 per cent. of the total number of notifications
received.

It will be seen that scarlet fever was most prevalent in the
Clapton Park "Ward of the Borough.