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INFECTIVE DISEASES
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In addition to the surveillance of contacts of the two cases
notified to the department, it was also necessary to keep under
surveillance a number of other persons who had been in contact
with confirmed cases resident in other areas.
Scarlet Fever
Eighty-nine cases were notified compared with 109 in 1962 and
107 in 1961.
No deaths occurred.
Puerperal Pyrexia
During the year 35 cases were notified, of which 29 occurred in
hospital and six at home. Seven of the hospital notifications
referred to patients whose home addresses were outside the
Borough. Information was also received of 11 cases, referring to
Wandsworth residents whose confinements took place in hospitals
located in other Metropolitan boroughs.
Sonne Dysentery
Investigation and systematic follow-up of all cases of dysentery,
in which general practitioners co-operated fully with the Health
Department, continued throughout the year and where it was considered
necessary, stool specimens were obtained from family
contacts for bacteriological examination.

The figure of 247 cases finally arrived at for the year does not
reflect fully the amount of work involved on visiting and following
up. Many other cases reported as dysentery were investigated.
Most of these proved negative on bacteriological examination.
In 1962, there were 175 cases.