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In December,notification was received of suspected typoid in a Pakistani
male, aged 48, who had been domiciled in this country for 20 years but who had
visited Pakistan from the 13th August to 2nd November, and became unwell soon
after arriving back in this country. The diagnosis was not confirmed and the
laboratory isolated salmonel1a-typhi. The man was discharged from hospital in
January.
Food Poisoning
Pood poisoning notifications for the year numbered 42, compared with 10
last year. Salmonella typhi-murium was isolated in one instance, salmonella
enteriditis in 7 and salmonella Bredeney in 2 cases. Family outbreaks involved
29 cases with 14 sporadic outbreaks.
Measles
Notified cases of measles in the Borough numbered 2,236, exceeding last
year's figure by 859. Reference is made in the preface to this report on
Circular No. 6/1966 issued by the Ministry of Health concerning vaccination
against this disease.
Meningococcal Infection
Five cases were notified (2 last year) and there was one death, a child
aged 11 months.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Four cases only were notified, the same number as last year.
Poliomyelitis
It is gratifying to report that there were no cases of poliomyelitis in
the Borough during the year. Details of vaccination given against poliomyelitis
will be found on page 83.
Puerperal Pyrexia
Notifications numbered 13.Of these ten related to residents of the Borough.
Scabies
Cases notified numbered 86 compared with 91 in the previous year. Patients
and contacts numbering 153 were given medicinal baths and their clothing
disinfested at the Council's cleansing station, the number of baths given
totalling 245.
19.