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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The following notifications were received during the year:-
Measles 131
Tuberculosis: Respiratory 23)
Non-Respiratory 1) 24
Whooping Cough 50
Scarlet Fever 39
Pneumonia 9
Puerperal Pyrexia 1
Food Poisoning 6
Dysentery 3
Meningococcal Infection 2
Scabies 7
Erysipelas 5
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
It is pleasing to note that not one single case of poliomyelitis
was notified for the fifth consecutive year.
CARE OF THE AGED
Our Domiciliary services for looking after the aged are good
in comparison with other areas in the country but there are still
many gap . Though provision is made for meal vouchers, meals on
wheels, home helps and visiting by our Health Visitors we need a
Good Neighbour Scheme and Emergency Help Service for these old
folk especially at weekends when they feel abandoned.
Hospital Care is completely inadeguate, but in many cases
when 'off colour' all these old folk need is to be kept warm, a
comfortable bed and to be fed regularly. The more we can keep
them among us in the community the happier they will be, so perhaps
the answer to this problem might be a 'sick bay' in association
with the old people's flats.
ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE
AND SPECIAL TREATMENT
Licences were issued during the year in respect of four
establishments which are governed by the Borough's bye-laws.
In accordance with our requirements a hot water supply is available
in each surgery.
LAUNDRY SERVICE
Our Minibus with its expert driver has continued to collect
and deliver the laundry, mainly bed linen for 58 old people in the
Borough and the number of articles dealt with in this way has
increased from 13,135 in 1963 to 14,224 in 1964.
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