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9
MEASLES.
The incidence of measles was extremely low even
allowing for the fact that 1980 was not an expected
epidemic year. Only 50 notifications were received.
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION.
Two cases were notified.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Three cases occurred which satisfactorily cleared up.
PNEUMONIA.
There were 46 cases notified compared with 154 cases
in the previous year.
POLIOMYELITIS.
No cases were notified.
Immunisation against poliomyelitis has continued,
arrangements being made for this to be done by family
doctors, at clinics, or at places of work, whichever is
the most satisfactory arrangement.
The number of persons who completed a course of three
injections during the year is as follows:-
Children born in the years 1943 - 1960 4, 144
Young persons born in the years 1933-1942 5,463
Persons born before 1933 who have not
passed their 40th birthday 2,304
Others 92
Totals 12,003
By the end of the year a total of 47,224 persons in
Ealing had completed a course of immunisation against
poliomyelitis.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
63 notifications were received. 7 occurred in home
confinements and the remainder in hospitals.
SCARLET FEVER.
117 cases were notified. In 1959 there were 269 cases.
SMALLPOX.
No cases occurred but 12 persons were kept under
surveillance as possible contacts of a case which arrived
by air from Colombo.