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treatment for all cases of scabies is carried out at the Tunnel
Avenue Centre.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—During the year there were no notifications received in accordance with the 1951 Regulations but from
other sources 7 cases concerning Greenwich residents were brought
to the notice of the department, a figure of 5 being returned for the
year 1961, 9 for 1960 and 18 for 1959.
All patients received hospital treatment. There were no
fatalities.
Meningococcal Infection.—Similar to the previous year
there were no notifications received during the current year compared with one for 1960, two for 1959, none for 1958, 2 during
1957, a nil return for 1956 and 5 for 1955.
Acute Encephalitis. (Infective or Post Infectious.)—A nil
return is recorded for the current year, a similar return to those for
the years 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956 and 1955.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—In respect of this disease no
notifications were received. There was a nil return for 1961, one
for 1960, none for 1959 and one was recorded for 1958. However,
from other sources, 2 cases concerning Greenwich residents were
brought to the notice of the department both of whom received
hospital treatment.
Poliomyelitis.—It has previously been pointed out that the
vagaries of notification procedure have led to misleading statistics
concerning specified administrative areas but this proved of no
consequence during the current year as no notifications of poliomyelitis were received.
Of school children undertaking a poliomyelitis inoculation
course, 254 received two and 549 received their third injection
during the year. For persons between the ages of 16 and 40 years
the figures were 186 and 492 respectively. In addition, a fourth
injection was given to 477 children between the ages of 5 and 12
years. School children completing a Sabin course numbered 943
and over school age there were 360.