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had the highest numlber of notified cases in any year since this
disease became notifiable in 1938 but the majority of the cases were
very mild and there were only two deaths from this cause.
Whooping cough, which fell in number from 558 in 1950 to
453 in 1951, caused one death.
There were two cases of poliomyelitis, both of which recovered.
Sonne dysentery, which is a very mild form of dysentery, not
comparable to the dysenteries occurring in the tropics and Middle
East, increased from 24 to 88 but there were no deaths. There has
been a very considerable increase in this condition throughout the
County.
There was one case of typhoid fever notified and one death but
no cases of paratyphoid fever were notified.
Three cases of food poisoning were notified during the year
but there were no deaths from this cause.
Infectious /Diseases.
The increase in the notifications of Puerperal Pyrexia is due
to an alteration of the notification procedure resulting from the
Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1951, which came into operation
on the 1st August. Under these Regulations cases of Puerperal
Pyrexia diagnosed in hospitals in Hackney are notified to this
authority. Previously these cases were notified to the districts
from which the patients were admitted, in accordance with the
Registrar-General's instructions applicable to London.
Food Supervision.
The Public Health Department is responsible to the Borough
Council for the efficient performance of the following duties in
connection with food and it is reasonable to state that a clean food
campaign is going forward steadily :—
Bakehouses generally and the enforcement of special provisions
with regard to underground bakehouses.
Dairies and Milkshops—provisions of Regulations, 1949.
Enforcement of the large numlber of special Regulations and
Orders relating to standards of various articles and
preparation of food.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938—Sampling for chemical analysis
formal and informal samples, procedure for prosecution.
Food and Ice-Cream Premises—Registration, inspection and
sampling for bacteriological and chemical analyses.
Food factories—Manufacture, storage and distribution.
Food Poisoning—Notification and investigation with a view to
limiting the number of cases and preventing further outbreaks
of the same description.