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Following the obtaining of specimens, it was found that the patient's stepfather
was a typhoid "carrier". Arrangements were made for him to be admitted to
hospital for treatment.
It was also found that the patient had been "minded" during the day at an
address in the Borough. Specimens were obtained from the occupants.
Negative results were obtained and the contacts were kept under observation
until the possibility of any further cases had passed.
Public Health Act, 1961—Section 41
Under the provisions of the above Act 13 persons engaged in the food trade
were requested to discontinue their employment for varying periods with a view
to preventing the spread of a notifiable infectious disease. Compensation for loss
of earnings was made in those cases where such loss was sustained.
Notifications of Infectious Diseases
Disease 1964 1965
Scarlet Fever 239 195
Whooping Cough 92 93
Acute Poliomyelitis md Acute Polio Encephalitis 1 1
Measles 1,385 3,138
Diphtheria 3 -
Dysentery 381 208
Meningococcal Infection 4 5
Pneumonia (Acute Primary and Acute Influenzal) 80 50
Paratyphoid Fevers 5 1
Erysipelas 8 10
Food Poisoning 67 81
Tuberculosis
Respiratory System 210 178
Other Forms 11 20
Malaria 1 -
Puerperal Pyrexia 143 124
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 3 3
(1) Acute Gastro Enteritis 470 436
(2) Zymotic Enteritis 4 -
(3) Scabies 30 9
Notes:
The notifications for 1964 are the totals of the
notifications in respect of the former Metropolitan
Boroughs of Bermondsey, Camberwell and Southwark.
(1) Notifiable in Bermondsey only
(2) Notifiable in Southwark only
(3) Not notifiable after 31st March, 1965.
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