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NOTIFICATIONS OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS
MEASLES
During the course of this year 1491 cases of Measles were notified compared with 138 in 1962.
Measles tend to occur in epidemic form every two years.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
One case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum was notified during the year, compared with two in 1962.
POLIOMYELITIS
No case of Poliomyelitis has occurred during the year.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA
There was an increase in the number of cases of Puerperal Pyrexia, 72 cases occurring compared
with 39 in 1962.
Of the 72 cases 34 only were Hendon residents, the remainder being women from other areas who
entered the maternity hospital in the Borough for their confinement.
SCARLET FEVER
There was a decrease in the number of cases notified, 22 cases occurring compared with 53 in
1962.
SONNE DYSENTERY
There was an increase in the number of cases notified—317 compared with 13 in 1962.
An outbreak of this mild disease occurred at Mill Hill School, where there are about 420 boys, of
whom the majority are boarders residing in the different houses in the School. As a result of this outbreak
116 boys and 3 masters were notified as cases. The disease was very mild and the common symptoms were
abdominal discomfort, nausea and vomiting. A noticeable feature of the outbreak was the infrequency of
diarrhoea as a presenting symptom, and until the Laboratory results were obtained it was not appreciated
that the epidemic was due to sonne dysentery. It was difficult to attribute the outbreak to any one set of
circumstances, but school closed for the summer vacation a week later and the epidemic ceased.
The remainder of the cases occurred chiefly in the Edgware and Mill Hill Districts.
TYPHOID FEVER
No case of Typhoid Fever has occurred during the year.
PARATYPHOID FEVER B. (TYPE TAUNTON)
There was one case of Paratyphoid Fever notified in Hendon.
It was not possible to trace the source of this infection. Chinese bulked egg products used in the
manufacture of cream pastries or cakes was responsible for a number of cases elsewhere about the same
time.
The introduction of the Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations 1963 should prevent further cases from
this cause.
WHOOPING COUGH
There were 134 cases of Whooping Cough notified as compared with 14 in 1962.
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