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Although the number of notifications of infectious disease
received exceeded those received in the previous year, the increase
was almost entirely accounted for in the number of cases of measles
and whooping cough; indeed, there were only 19 cases of diphtheria,
the lowest number ever recorded in the Borough. More than 2,300
children were immunised against diphtheria. There was a still
f urther improvement as regards the incidence of scabies and also as
regards verminous conditions treated at the Cleansing Station
despite the fact that the number of school children requiring
cleansing showed little improvement as compared with 1938.
The staff of the Public Health Department have again given
full co-operation in the increasingly difficult work of the Department
and I have to express my gratitude to them and to the
Chairmen and Members of the Public Health and Maternity and
Child Welfare Committees who also have invariably supported the
activities of the Department throughout the year.
It is with deep regret that I record the sad death of
Councillor H. Temple during his year of office on the Public Health
and Maternity and Child Welfare Committees.
G. H. DART,
Medical Officer of Health.