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INFECTIVE DISEASES 21
Diseases Reported from Schools
A total of 3,337 infective diseases was reported from schools in
the Borough throughout the year. The numbers of each disease
were:
Scarlet Fever 174 Chicken Pox 644
Diphtheria 1 Whooping Cough 161
Measles 1,338 Mumps 565
German Measles 132 Dysentery 81
Poliomyelitis 15 Other Diseases 223
Disinfection
During the year 614 rooms were disinfected after infectious and
other disease, 416 rooms disinfested for vermin, and 102 rooms for
miscellaneous conditions.
Bacteriological Examinations
All bacteriological examinations are carried out at the Public
Health Laboratory at County Hall under its Director, Dr. A. J. H.
Tomlinson.
The following is a summary of examinations made during the
year:
Nose and throat swabs 504
Faeces for the typhoid and dysentery groups 1,727
Miscellaneous specimens 15
Total 2,246
Contacts of Infectious Disease—Exclusion from work
It is sometimes considered necessary, in order to prevent the
spread of infection, to exclude from work for a period certain contacts
of infectious disease.
This applies particularly to persons engaged in food handling and
the requisite authority for the Medical Officer of Health to exclude
such persons from work is given under regulations made under the
National Insurance Act, 1946, and the Public Health (Infectious
Disease) Regulations, 1953.
During the year seven contacts of infectious disease were excluded
from work and issued with certificates enabling them to draw
National Health sickness benefit.