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German Measles.
16 cases of German Measles were also reported,
8 of them being removed to hospital.
Whooping Cough.
305 cases of Whooping Cough came to my knowledge
; through reports from the L.C.C. (79), Health
Visitors (56), Sanitary Inspectors (6), Schools (155),
Hospitals (5), doctors (2), and parents (2), and
these children were visited by the Health Visitors and
the Sanitary Inspectors. 13 cases proved not to be
Whooping Cough leaving a net total of 292. 93
children were removed to an Isolation Hospital,
and 93 nursing visits were paid to two cases at home.
13 deaths from this disease were recorded during
the year.
Miscellaneous Investigations.
294 cases of Chickenpox were reported and visited
by the Sanitary Inspectors. A number of other
children were also visited by the Inspectors for illnesses
reported by the Head Teachers, and suggestive
of one of the notifiable diseases.
Diabetes.
The Council has for some years paid for the
Insulin required in the treatment of a Bethnal Green
patient at the University College Hospital. This
was continued throughout the year and the patient
has shown some improvement under treatment.