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Scarlet Fever
There were 27 cases of Scarlet Fever, 31 less than in the
previous year. The known cases were mild in character and there is
little doubt that in a number of others the illness was so slight as to
escape detection altogether. There were no deaths.
Poliomyelitis
Five cases of Poliomyelitis occurred during the year.
Vaccination against Poliomyelitis
The number of persons vaccinated in Finchley during 1959 is
shown as follows:—
1. (a) With two injections:—
(i) under 15 years 2,177
(ii) over 15 years 3,131
(b) With three injections 7,845
2. No. of expectant mothers vaccinated 401
3. No. of Hospital and Ambulance Staff vaccinated 22
Measles
The number of notifications was 602 compared with 206 in 1958.
There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
The notifications numbered 7 in 1959 and there were no deaths.
During the year, 337 children were immunised by General Practitioners
and Medical Officers of the Local Health Authority.
Pneumonia
Only two forms of pneumonia, namely, acute primary and
influenzal, are notifiable. Thirty-five such cases were reported to me
during the year.
In the table of deaths, all forms of pneumonia are included in
the classification (No. 23). It will be seen that 66 deaths occurred
and of these 60 were persons of 65 years of age and over.
Puerperal Pyrexia
The total number of cases notified during the year was 30, and
29 of these occurred at the North Middlesex Hospital Annexe in The
Bishop's Avenue. The remaining one case occurred at home.
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