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Infective Diseases.
Influenza
The number of deaths from Influenza was 122 compared with
35 in 1950, 45 in 1949, 10 in 1948 and 44 in 1947.
The death rate was .36 per 1,000.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Aeute Primary Pneumonia
These are the notifiable forms of pneumonia.
123 cases of acute influenzal pneumonia and 187 cases of
acute primary pneumonia were notified. 32 of the former and
27 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of pneumonia
during the year was 161 compared with 132 in 1950.
Malaria
Two cases were notified. Both were recurrent cases.
Erysipelas
67 cases were notified. No deaths occurred
Other Infective Diseases
22 deaths occurred from syphilis.
Scabies
35 cases were notified.
117 cases of scabies were treated at the Council's Cleansing
Station under the supervision of the two bathing attendants. The
majority of the cases were treated by the benzyl benzoate method,
and received a course of two baths each. 64 other persons received
cleansing treatment for various conditions.
Food Poisoning
148 cases were notified during the year. 99 were individual
cases, and 18 were outbreaks involving two or more persons and
comprising 49 cases in all.
The majority of the cases were only slightly affected and by
the time notification was received and investigation carried out
they had recovererd. In most cases, too, the suspected foods
were not available for examination and in six cases only was it
possible to submit any food remains for examination. In four of
these cases the examination revealed no organisms likely to be
responsible for food poisoning. In the other two cases, the
cultures yielded strains of staphylococcus aureus and, Cl. Welchii
respectively.