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The position at the 31st December 1958 was as follows :
10,169 persons had received their first two injections.
Of the above, 2,072 had received the third or boost dose.
An additional 686 had received their first and were awaiting
their second injection and there was a waiting list only of 208.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
During the year 399 cases of infectious diseases were notified
compared with 1,177 during 1957. The decrease was mainly due
to the fact that there were only 172 cases of measles notified compared
with 919 last year.
Food Poisoning
Twenty eight cases of food poisoning were notified, none of
them being associated with an outbreak. In 8 cases salmonella
organisms were responsible for the illness, the causative agent not
being discovered in the remainder.
Typhoid Fever
Two cases of Typhoid Fever were notified during the year.
In neither case was it possible to trace the source of the infection.
Poliomyelitis
Of the three cases of poliomyelitis that were notified one was
paralytic. None of the cases had been vaccinated.
The scheme for vaccination against this disease was extended
during the year. A report on the progress made will be found on
page 18.