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ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS
One of the measles cases developed into a case of acute postinfectious
encephalitis. The patient made a complete recovery.
WHOOPING COUGH
Thirty cases of whooping cough were notified, six more than in
1960. None was admitted to hospital.
This comparatively low figure continues the low incidence of
this disease since 1956, indicating the value of immunisation and
the importance of immunising all young children. The number of
children immunised against this disease was 1,233 and 495 were
given reinforcing injections.
DYSENTERY
Forty-two cases of dysentery occurred, the majority among
patients in a mental hospital.
The disease was mild and energetic action in association with
the Public Health Laboratory Service limited the extent of the
outbreak.
FOOD POISONING
Only one case occurred, the organism responsible being
salmonella typhi murium. It was not possible to identify the food
responsible.
PARATYPHOID B.
One case of paratyphoid fever occurred. The patient was
a student at an agricultural college. It was not possible to incriminate
any food she had eaten but she had been handling
manure mixtures in the course of her work and it is possible that
she had become infected by one of these. She made a complete
recovery.
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION
One case occurred in a child aged one year and three months.
The disease was complicated by septicaemia and the patient died.
POLIOMYELITIS
No case of poliomyelitis occurred. With regard to vaccination,
priority was given to fourth injections of children of primary school
age (i.e. 5 to 11 years). These children, 6,574 in number, received
their injections in an intensive campaign held in the early summer.
Thanks to the co-operation of the head teachers of the maintained
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