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Ophthalmia Neonatorum
One child under one year of age suffered from this condition
during the year.
Diphtheria
No cases of Diphtheria were reported in Southwark in 1961. A
total of 8 healthy carriers however were disclosed as the result
of an investigation of school and home contacts following upon
the occurence of a case of Diphtheria at a school in an adjacent
Borough attended by Southwark children. 4 of the carriers were members
of one family, a mother and three sons, two of whom attended
other schools. All of the carriers were isolated in hospital, the
last being admitted on the 9th June.
Poliomyelitis
Three cases of poliomyelitis were notified during the year,
one being paralytic. The two non-paralytic cases were members of
the same family. Only one of the children had had any inoculations
against Poliomyelitis. Their ages were 9 years, 3 years and two
years respectively.
Pneumonia
There were 59 cases of pneumonia, 3 of the persons affected
being under one year of age and 16 being over 65.
Puerperal Pyrexia
All of the 22 notifications of puerperal Pyrexia were received
from hospitals. This figure compares with 16 in 1961.
Encephalitis
Encephalitis may be infective or post infectious and one case
of each occurred in children aged 5 years and one year respectively.
The post-infectious case occurred after chicken pox.
Scabies
Only the first case of scabies in the household in any four
week period is notifiable in London, and 24 such notifications
were received, a reduction of 13 from last year.