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Measles
Two thousand five hundred and sixty cases of measles were notified, and the
attack rate was 9.55 per 1,000 of the population.
There were no deaths.
Scarlet Fever
One hundred and forty-eight cases of scarlet fever were notified, and the attack
rate was 0.55 per 1,000 of the population.
There were no deaths.
Erysipelas
Four cases of erysipelas were notified, and the attack rate was 0.015 per 1,000
of the population.
There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
Ninety-two cases of whooping cough were notified, and the attack rate was
0 34 per 1,000 of the population.
There were no deaths.
Dysentery
Eighty-seven cases of Sonne dysentery were notified and two cases of amoebic
dysentery believed to have been contracted abroad occurred giving an attack rate
of 0.33 per 1,000 of the population.
There were no deaths.
Food Poisoning
Twenty-two cases of food poisoning were notified and the attack rate was 0.08
per 1,000 of the population.
Two cases occurred in one family and the rest were single sporadic cases.
The causative organism was salmonella typhi-murium in 11 cases, other salinonellae
in seven cases and the cause was unknown in the remaining four cases.
There were no deaths.
Meningococcal Infection
One notification was received, a male aged 27 years, who subsequently
recovered.
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