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FOOD POISONING
18 notifications were received and of these 12 were
confirmed by laboratory examination- Of these, 10 were
S. typhimurium, 1 S. heidelberg and 1 S veije, No outbreaks
of a communal character were recorded.
MALARIA,
One case occurred in a man who had recently returned
from New Guinea.
MEASLES,
985 cases were notified compared with 1,854 in 1957
This decrease was expected, in that epidemics of measles
occur every two years, 1958 being an inter epidemic year
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION
Three cases were notified and were treated in Hospital.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM»
Six cases were notified. All cleared up satisfactorily
without impairment to the vision,
PNEUMONIA
There were 151 notifications and of these 44 males
and 43 females died,
POLIOMYELITIS
Two cases occurred, the first in a man of 33 and the
second in a girl of 13 years. Both were paralytic
Vaccination against Poliomyelitis has continued during
the year. In the Spring abundant supplies of Canadian and
American vaccines enabled us to eliminate the waiting list.
It is gratifying that an increased volume of this work
has been done by General Practitioners,
In the Autumn vaccination was made available to a
wider group of persons comprising
(1) All persons up to the age of 26,
(2) Expectant Mothers.
(3) Persons particularly at risk, e.g. medical, nursing
and ambulance staff.
Arrangements were made for these to be done by family
doctors, at clinics, or at places of work where this is
the most satisfactory arrangement. During the week beginning
27th October a campaign to publicise these extended