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Meningococcal infection
One little girl, aged two years, died of this disease.
Respiratory tuberculosis
There were 99 cases of respiratory tuberculosis notified and the attack rate was
0.36 per 1,000 of the population.
There were seven deaths.
Other forms of tuberculosis
There were 22 cases of other forms of tuberculosis notified and the attack rate
was 0.08 per 1,000 of the population.
There were no deaths.
Public Health (Ships) Regulations, 1952-63
Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations, 1952-63
During the year 20 persons were notified by Port authorities as arriving from
declared smallpox endemic areas, without a valid certificate of vaccination.
These persons were kept under surveillance for the statutory period and in no
case did smallpox develop.
Disinfection
Powers of local authorities to provide a cleansing station and to order or
themselves to cleanse and disinfect premises and articles are contained in Sections
166 to 168 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
Terminal disinfection of rooms and contents after most infectious diseases can
usually be accomplished by a thorough "spring cleaning" involving the use of soap
and water, fresh air and sunshine. Where sterner measures are deemed necessary, as
in the case of serious infectious disease, the premises are subjected to treatment
with formalin or white fluid disinfectant. Disinfection of clothing, bed-clothing and
other suitable articles is effected by steam sterilisation, at the Council's Disinfecting
Station. Library books, leather articles, certain fabrics and other articles liable to
damage by steam, are treated by formalin in a disinfecting chamber.
A large number or articles were disinfected during the year and some of these
were parcels of used clothing for despatch abroad to those countries which require
a certificate that this treatment has been carried out.
No charge is made by the Council for disinfection.
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