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6
SECTION B
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Infectious Diseases.
1,031 cases of infectious diseases were notified during the year.
124 cases were removed to hospital and of this number, 11 were
notified on discharge as not having suffered from the condition
originally notified. As a result, the corrected number of cases of
notifiable infectious diseases for the year was 1,020.
These figures show a decrease on the previous year of 844
cases. This is largely due to the fact that there were very few
cases of Measles until the end of the year; and to a substantial
decrease in the number of cases of Food Poisoning. Scarlet Fever,
Pneumonia and Dysentery also showed a decrease; although the
figure for Whooping Cough was higher.
It is interesting to note how regular in its habits the Measles
cycle is, and this is clearly seen in the chart below showing figures
of notifications received during the last ten years. If past experience
is anything to judge by, then we should reach a further Measles
peak during the early months of 1961.
I am pleased to be able to report that no cases of Diphtheria
were brought to the attention of this Department during 1960.
Contacts and Carriers of Infectious Disease—Sickness Benefit.
No certificates were issued during the year.