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NOTIFICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS
The total number of notifications, excluding tuberculosis, received during
the year rose considerably, 4,024 corrected notifications being received compared
with 1569 in 1960.
This increase was due entirely to an outbreak of measles, 3,462 cases
being notified compared with 542 the previous year. This was to be expected as
measles tends to occur in epidemic form every two years and the year 1959 was
an "epidemic year".
Poliomy elttis
Two cases only were notified during the year both of the paralytic type.
Both were children, a boy aged 1 year and a girl aged 2 years. This was a
reduction of five on the figure for 1960 when 4 paralytic and 3 non-paralytic
cases were notified and a reduction of 14 on the figure for 1959 when sixteen
cases (8 paralytic and 8 non-paralytic) occurred.
Scabies
Twenty-three people, 6 more than in I960, were treated for scabies.
The arrangements with the Metropolitan Boroughs of Southwark and Battersea
for the cleansing of such persons continued throughout the year.
Scarlet Fever
There was an increase in the number of cases notified, 115 cases occurring
compared with 97 in 1960.
Whooping cough
This disease showed a decrease on the 1960 figure, 119 cases being notified
compared with 361 last year.
Pneumonia
There was an increase of 18 in the number of cases notified, 63 compared
with 45 in 1960
Dysentery
The number of notifications fell considerably, 127 cases being notified
compared with 361 in I960.