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INFECTIVE DISEASES
The number of deaths from all notifiable infectious diseases was
106. This included 30 from all forms of tuberculosis and 73 from the
notifiable forms of pneumonia. There was one death from meningococcal
meningitis, one from poliomyelitis and one from measles.
From all notifiable infective diseases the death-rate was 0.30 per
1,000.
Table I shows the number of cases of the notifiable diseases
reported, arranged in age groups, and Table II shows the same
figures arranged in the sub-district in which they occurred.
Smallpox
No case occurred in the Borough during the year.
Notification is received from Port and Local Authorities of persons
coming into the Borough who may have been in contact with
Smallpox. Observation for the necessary period is kept on these
persons by members of the Public Health Department.
Diphtheria
Several suspected cases were reported and investigated but in no
case was the diagnosis confirmed.
Investigation was also made in connection with a number of confirmed
cases which occurred in an adjoining Borough. Close liaison
was maintained with the Borough concerned and an intensive
follow-up made of contacts living in the Wandsworth area.
Whooping Cough
One hundred and ninety-one cases were notified, compared with
492 cases in 1960.
There were no deaths.
Measles
The number of cases notified during the year was 4,912 compared
with 825 in 1960, 3,212 in 1959 and 1,602 in 1958.