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Summary of the work carried out at the Public Health
Laboratories for the year:
Throat and nose swabs 84
Faeces 62
Sputum 2
Ice cream 43
Milk 132
National Assistance Act 1948.
Section 50. Burial or cremation of the dead
The Act requires the local authority to cause
to be buried or cremated the body of any person who has died or
been found dead in its area where it appears that no suitable
arrangements are otherwise being made for the disposal of the body.
Arrangements were made for the cremation of one
body during the year.
PREVALENCE aND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
From the table of infectious diseases set out
on Page 28 it will be seen that 78 cases of infectious disease
were notified during the year, as against 379 in 1963.
The Infectious Sickness Rate for the year was therefore 2.7
compared with 13.4 for the previous year.
Last year was a "measles year" which explains
the higher rate in 1963.

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