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Respiratory Tuberculosis
Seventy-three cases of respiratory tuberculosis were notified, and the attack
rate was 0.27 per 1,000 of the population.
There were six deaths.
Other forms of Tuberculosis
Sixteen cases of other forms of tuberculosis were notified, and the attack rate
was 0.06 per 1,000 of the population.
There were two deaths.
Public Health (Leprosy) Regulations, 1966
These Regulations came into operation on the 1st March, 1966, and, inter alia,
revoke the provisions of the 1951 Regulations, and now make leprosy notifiable
by medical practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health instead of direct to the
Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.
No notifications were received.
Public Health (Ships) Regulations, 1966
Public Health (Aircraft) Regulations, 1966
The 1966 Regulations which came into operation on the 1st April, 1966, consolidate
the 1952/63 Regulations and also make minor amendments which ensure
compliance with current International Sanitary Regulations of the World Health
Assembly.
During the year, 16 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, and during the year 148
premises were treated. 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.
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