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Scarlet Fever.
Thirty-two cases were reported, of which only one was
removed to hospital.
The cases were spread throughout the year, but mainly concentrated
in the early months. No deaths were recorded.
Smallpox and Vaccination.
As already mentioned, it was necessary to keep four possible
contacts of smallpox under surveillance for the stipulated period.
The effects of the importation of the disease from Pakistan in the
early part of 1962 were still evident in the high number of International
Vaccination Certificates presented to the Department for
authentication by those travelling abroad. These totalled 672.
Members of the staff of the Health Department received the
usual annual vaccination against this disease.
The County Medical Officer informs me that 258 children in
the area, 1 year of age, received primary vaccination, and eight
children of school age but under 8 years, received re-vaccination
during 1963.
Tuberculosis.
Notifications of new cases, totalling 25, showed an increase
during the year in comparison with the exceptionally low figures
of 17 in 1961 and 20 in 1962.
There were 7 deaths from tuberculosis during 1963.
The following table shows the position with regard to tuberculosis,
with comparative figures for the past ten years (as
corrected by inward and outward transfers).