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Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
During 1922, under the Notification Clauses of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, and the Orders and Regulations made
thereunder, 2,060 cases of infectious diseases (excluding Tuberculosis)
were notified, including cerebro-spinal fever 1, acute poliomyelitis
4, encephalitis lethargica 2.
There were also 1,781 cases notified under the Battersea
(Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations, 1922, viz., 1,496 cases
of Measles and 285 Whooping Cough (vide page 56).
The distribution of the cases notified in the Wards and the
Sub-Districts is shown in the table on the next page.
The 2,060 cases occurred in 1,793 infected houses. Of these
cases, 1,550 (i.e. 75.2 per cent.) were removed to hospital and 510
(i.e., 24.8 per cent.) remained under treatment at home.
Full particulars of all notifiable infectious diseases will be
found in the form required by the Ministry of Health in Table II.
in the Appendix.
Infectious Disease Contacts.
Many cases of "contacts," which were reported to the Medical
Officer of Health were kept under observation in connection with
various diseases, as follows:—
Small-pox
Plague
Dysentery
Malaria
Cerebro-spinal fever
Enteric fever.
The above include civil as well as military cases.
Small-pox.
No case of Small-pox was notified in Battersea during 1922.
Information was received of 7 persons residing or coming to reside
in the Borough, who had been in contact with cases of Small-pox
in London or the provinces or on infected ships or had travelled in
ships from infected ports. All such cases were kept under observation.
During 1922, there was a small outbreak of Small-pox in
London. 70 cases being notified within the County. The majority
of the cases occurred in Poplar, 51 cases. Other Boroughs in which
cases occurred were Stepney 5, Fulham 2, Bermondsey 2, Shoreditch
2, Southwark 2, Finsbury 1, St. Pancras 1, Bethnal Green 1, Holborn
1, Lambeth 1, Deptford 1.