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Small Pox. No case was notified during the year
Prevention of Small Pox. Vaccination is voluntary, and free
of charge under the National Health Service The percentage of
babies under the age of one year vaccinated during the year rose
from 33 7 in 1949 to 43.4 in 1950. This shows a growing
appreciation of the need for this protection The danger of the
introduction of Small Pox into this country increases with the
growing facility and speed of travel, and the increasing numbers
of travellers Vaccination is a safeguard Parents should
ensure that babies are vaccinated between three and six months
of age, the safest period for vaccination

Puerperal Pyrexia. Five cases were notified in 1950
compared with four cases in 1949 The case rate was 4 80
per 1,000 total births compared with 5.81 per 1,000 total
births for England and Wales
The early notification of Puerperal Pyrexia is of primary
importance in the prevention of maternal mortality. Medical
practitioners should make the fullest use of the consultant,
bacteriological, and hospital services, and ensure the immediate
and effective isolation of any suspected case occurring in a
nursing home
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever. One unusual case of
prolonged Typhoid Fever occurred The infection was discovered
post mortem in october. The history of the case was of chronic
illness dating back to January The patient refused to see a
doctor until her legs became paralysed and she was admitted to
hospital as a case of paraplegia There was a strong suspicion
that the infection was acquired through eating mussels
Two cases of Paratyphoid Fever were notified One a boy
of five years, contracted the infection while on holiday in
another district The infection of the other case, a girl of
seventeen years, was obscure, No source was found within the
district.
Dysentery. Sixty four cases were notified Of these, fifty
eight occurred within an institution for children. All were
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