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Diphtheria.
This year was the sixth consecutive year that no cases of this
disease were notified in the borough.
Dysentery.
Eleven cases of dysentery were notified during the year, of which
one was classed as Sh.flexner and the remainder Sh.sonne. Generally,
the cases were of a mild type, and there were no deaths.
Encephalitis.
The last instance of a case of encephalitis being notified in the
borough was in 1962.
Enteric fever.
During the year, one case of typhoid was notified by a hospital in
the borough, and concerned a woman who resided in Hammersmith. The
local Medical Officer of Health was informed and he arranged to carry
out the necessary investigation of contacts and tracing of the source
of infection.
One contact, working in Hammersmith but resident in this borough,
was found to be a typhoid carrier and, after unsuccessful treatment,
was removed to hospital.
Malaria.
Four cases were reported during the year and investigations
indicated that the illnesses were contracted abroad.
Food Poisoning.
Twelve cases of food poisoning were notified during the year, and
seven other cases were reported. The following table gives an analysis
of the casess:-
16 salmonella typhimurium
1 salmonella blockley
1 salmonella senftenberg
1 unknown
Poliomyelitis.
It is now four years since a case of this disease was notified
in the borough.
Ophthalmia neonatorum.
The occurrence of this disease has been very much reduced over
recent years and, in fact, no cases were notified during 1967.
Smallpox.
No cases were reported in the borough during 1967.
Information was received during the year from port authorities
of 172 persons intending to stay in the borough and who could not
produce valid certificates of vaccination, after leaving countries
which were declared local infected/endemic areas. Of these, 104 were
kept under observation for the surveillance period and remained quite
well. Five were found to have moved to other areas and the local
Medical Officers of Health were notified.
The staff of the department were unable to trace the remaining
sixty-three persons at the addresses given by the port authorities.