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Dysentery:- 22 of the 25 admissions were of the Sonne type, the
remaining three being amoebic and had recently come from abroad.
All but one of the Sonne cases were admitted from residential
schools, nurseries, rest centres and hospitals. Only three of
the admissions were adults.
Salaonella Pood Poisoning:- Admissions were mainly in September
when 7 out of the total of 11 cases were admitted. The salmonella
organisms isolated were 6 cases of S. typhi-murium, 3
cases of S. Newport and one of S. enteritidis. The remaining
case was presumed to be staphylococcal. Two patients were
seriously ill. Only three of food poisoning patients were
children.
Other Infections:- Glandular Fever appeared to be more prevalent
than usual. The cases admitted were all between the ages
of 11 and 24 years. The six cases of meningitis were comprised
of 3 cases of virus meningitis, 2 of meningococcal and one
tuberculous case.
There was a spectacular drop in the incidence of poliomylitis.
There were only two confirmed cases, one a mild spinal
case and the other entirely meningitic. Polio virus type 1 was
isolated from both.
There was one case of virus encephalitis, aged 1% years,
which was rapidly fatal and the nature of the infecting virus
could not be identified.
There was also a fatal case of laryngeal diphtheria, aged
45 years. The patient was in the 7th day of disease when admitted.
Tracheotomy gave temporary relief but cardiac failure
ensued, she had just arrived in the district and presumably had
contracted her infection elsewhere.