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Diphtheria. There were no Cases or contacts during 1964.
Dysentery: There were 75 notified cases.
32 were clinical cases with positive stools.
29 were clinical cases with negative stools,
and 14 were symptomless excretors who were contacts of the clinical
cases.
Only two cases had to be admitted to hospital. There were no deaths.
Encephalitis: In November, a male child, aged 7 years, was admitted to
hospital as a suspected meningitis. The diagnosis was not confirmed.
Enteric Fever (Typhoid): There were no cases or contacts during 1964.
Enteric Fever (Para-Typhoid): There were no cases or contacts.
Erysipelas: 11 cases occurred, 4 of which were admitted to hospital. 5 of
the cases were mild and the other 6 were moderately severe. There were no
deaths.
Chickenpox: Of the 59 cases which occurred in the Borough, none was
severe and there were no complications.
Gastro-Enteritis (over 2 years): There were 6 cases, 3 of which were
admitted to hospital. No organisms were isolated from the stools and no
contact could be traced between the cases.
Gastro-Enteritis (Under 2 years): 21 cases were notified 3 of which were
withdrawn leaving a final total of 18. Of these, 6 were removed to hospital.
There were no deaths from this cause in 1964, although a baby who was
admitted to hospital with gastro-enteritis in December 1963 died in 1964.
Glandular Fever: There were 3 cases; 1 adult and 2 children. All were
admitted to hospital. No contact could be traced between these cases and
the source of the infection could not be discovered.
Malaria: No cases or contacts were reported.
Measles: 246 cases were notified, one of which was withdrawn leaving
a final total of 245 notified cases. In addition, 7 unnotified cases were
discovered by the Infectious Disease Visitor. 10 cases were removed to
hospital. 127 cases were moderately severe and 118 were mild. 4 cases were
complicated by bronchopneumonia and 9 by bronchitis.
Meningococcal Infection: There were no cases or contacts.
Aseptic Meningitis: There was one case in a male aged 25 years. He was
removed to hospital where he made a good recovery. The contacts were kept
under surveillance and they all remained well.
Pneumiococcal Meningitis: No cases occurred.
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