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year. Seventy-nine cases were bacillary in origin and the
majority of these were due to Sonne bacillus; all of these
cases were of a mild type.
The remaining two cases were of amoebic dysentery. One
patient was an air hostess who contracted the disease in
Hong Kong. The second patient suffered a "recurrent" attack,
having first contracted the disease in the Middle East during
the war.
There were no deaths.
Erysipelas
Of the thirteen cases notified, two were admitted to
hospital. There were no deaths.
Meningococcal Infection
Eight cases of this disease were notified during the
year. All these patients were removed to hospital for
treatment but two died shortly after admission.
Malaria
Two cases of malaria were notified during the year. Both
patients had histories of contracting the disease during war
service. Neither case proved fatal.
Poliomyelitis
There were twelve confirmed cases of acute poliomyelitis
notified during 1951, compared with thirteen in the previous
year, and forty-seven in 1949. Ten patients were treated in
hospital and eight suffered with paralysis. There were no
deaths.
Acute encephalitis
One case of acute encephalitis was notified during 1951•
It was of the post-infectious type following an attack of
mumps. The patient recovered after hospital treatment.
Measles
Of the one thousand, three hundred and fourteen cases
notified during 1951, sixty-seven were admitted to hospital
for treatment. There was only one death.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Two cases of this disease were notified, one of whom
was treated in hospital. Both cases recovered without
injury to sight.
Gastro-Enteritis
This disease is notifiable in children up to the age
of 5 years and during the year twenty-five cases were reported;
of these, seven were treated in hospital.
During the year there was only one death of a child
under the age of 2 years suffering from diarrhoea.
Scabies
The number of notifications was only thirty-four
compared with seventy-two in the previous year and four hundred