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PETROLEUM (REGULATIONS) ACTS, 1928-1936.
During the year 7 new licences and 120 renewals were granted by
the Council. The following is a list of particulars of quantities, etc.,
affected by these licences:-
Petroleum Spirit 518,425 gallons
Petroleum Mixtures 8,893 gallons
Rubber Solution 100 lbs and 800 gallons
PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Twenty-three inspections of cinemas and other places of entertainment
were made in accordance with the Circular of the Ministry of Health of
1920. Conditions were found to be generally satisfactory.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DYSENTERY
Most of the cases of dysentery notified or discovered were of
Sonne Dysentery in school children. The disease can be said to have been
epidemic in 1960 The epidemic had two waves, the first reaching its
peak in February and March, the second reaching its peak in December. I
say 'epidemic' because of the three schools mainly involved, two were
infected with sulphonamide resistant bacilli and one with sulphonamide
sensitive bacilli. There were therefore, two parallel epidemics. The
control measures (supervised hand-washing, rinsing of hands after washing
in antiseptic, disinfection of lavatory seats and chains twice daily and
strict exclusion of children with digestive upsets) were in due course
successful and the incidence of dysentery in the following year was negligible
.
WHOOPING COUGH
There was a small epidemic of whooping cough which perhaps
fortunately had its peak in August. No serious complications were
reported.
MEASLES
There were scattered cases of measles but it cannot be said
to have been an epidemic of the disease.
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