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SECTION 1
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
CONTROL
The diseases notifiable under the Public Health Act,
1936, are smallpox,, cholera, diphtheria, membraneous
croup, erysipelas, scarlet fever, typhus, typhoid, enteric
and relapsing fever. The Minister of Health has also made
regulations under this Act whereby the following diseases
are notifiable: plague, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis,
puerperal pyrexia, ophthalmia neonatorum., malaria, dysentery,
acute primary pneumonia, acute influenzal pneumonia,
measles, whooping cough, acute encephalitis and meningococcal
infection. Pood Poisoning is notifiable under the
provisions of the Pood and Drugs Act of 1955, and Gastroenteritis
under the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations,
1959, made under this Act.
On December 1st the PublicHealth (Infections Diseases)
Amendment Regulations, 1960, came into operation and
provided for the notification by medical practitioners to
the Medical Officer of Health of all cases of Anthrax.
DIPHTHERIA.
There were no cases of Diphtheria.
During 1960, 2,108 children under one year of age
were immunised against diphtheria. This represents approximately
78% of children in their first year of life who
were immunised in Ealing. Diphtheria immunisation is now
normally combined with that against whooping cough and
tetanus.
DYSENTERY.
261 cases were notified, an increase of 67 compared
with 1959. None of these was serious in character.
ERYSIPELAS.
17 cases were notified.
FOOD POISONING.
20 cases were notified, and the causative organism
was identified as Salmonella Typhimurium in 5 of these
cases.
MALARIA.
There were no cases notified.