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The food poisoning cases consisted of eight adults and
three children. Six were infections with the prevalent
Salmonella typhi-murium. There was one case each of infection
with Salmonella Heidelberg, Thompson, Anatum and Enteritidis,
and one case in which pathogens were not isolated. All
dysentery cases were children and of the prevalent Sonne type.
Of the meningitis patients, two were Coxsacki B virus
infections and one each of listerial, meningococcal, tuberculous
and benign lymphocytic of unknown aetiology. The tuberculous
case was unusual in that death occurred the day after admission
to hospital after, apparently, only a short period of illness.
THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS
I am indebted to Dr. R.H.J. Fanthorpe, Chest Physician, for
the following section of the Report.
Measures for the prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis
are directed from the Chest Clinic and the results during 1957
may be regarded as satisfactory.
The number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during
1957 was 33 which shows an increase of 7 when compared with 1956,
but the incidence of the disease during the year has decreased
somewhat.
The General Practitioner Miniature X-ray Service continues
to function in a satisfactory way and is well used by the Local
Practitioners.
The results of this service are summarised below:-
Number of miniature films taken 3,476
Number of patients recalled for examination
and large film 490
Number of active cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
24
Number of cases of lung cancer found 17
It will be seen that the number of patients found suffering
from Pulmonary Tuberculosis represents a rate of 6.90 per 1,000.
which compares favourably with the figure of 1.45 per 1,000 from
Public Mass X-ray Surveys. It should be realised that patients
referred to the clinic for Miniature X-ray usually have chest
symptoms whereas many patients attending public Mass Radiography
sessions have no symptoms.