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Malaria
One case of malaria was notified during the year. The man in
question had recently arrived from India; he was removed to hospital
and progressed satisfactorily.
Erysipelas
Six cases were notified during the year. In no case was the infection
severe. Two cases were removed to hospital. All made satisfactory
progress.
Poliomyelitis
There were two notified cases of poliomyelitis(both paralytic)
in 1956. One, a female child of 10 months, had paralysis of the
left leg and at the end of the year was making slow but satisfactory
progress. The other case was a remale child, aged 4 years who had
paralysis of the back and leg muscles. This child is making only
very slow progress. The contacts in both cases remained under supervision
and were well throughout.
There was also a case of a child of 5 years who was treated as an
abortive case of poliomyelitis; this child was a contact of a paralytic
case, was quite ill, but had no paralysis, and duly recovered.
Pneumonia Acute Primary
During 1956 there were 58 cases of pneumonia; three of which were
influenzal pneumonia and were severely ill. Of the 55 cases of Acute
Primary Pneumonia, 10 were severe, 33 moderately severe and the remainder
were mild. Fifty-seven were removed to hospital and there
were no deaths.
Scarlet Fever
There were 28 cases notified during the year, all of which were
of a mild nature with one exception. Seventeen of the cases were removed
to hospital. In one case a complication was reported - lymphadenitis.
All cases subsequently recovered.
Whooping Cough
There was an increase in the number of cases of whooping cough
during 1956 In all 146 cases came to the knowledge of the department,
145 of which were notified and one unnotified case. There were
93 cases in the previous year. Six were very severely affected,
which were very young children, 84 moderately severe and in 3 cases
the disease was only mild. One patient was an adult. Fifty-five
cases were removed to hospital.