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42.
DYSENTERY
Five cases of dysentery were notified during the year, all being
home nursed. No deaths from this disease were recorded.
FOOD POISONING
Seven single cases were notified in 1964, three being admitted to
hospital. There were no outbreaks of this disease.
Salmonella was isolated in six cases and Staphylococci Aureus in
the remaining case.
No deaths from this disease were recorded.
The following is a copy of the annual return forwarded to the
Ministry of Health:
Notifications (corrected)
(1) Frst Quarter 1
Second Quarter 5
Third Quarter –
Fourth Quarter 1
(2) Cases otherwise ascertained –
(3) Symptomless Excreters –
(4) Fatal Cases –
(5) Particulars of outbreaks:
No. of cases notified Nil
No. of cases otherwise ascertained Nil
Agent identified:
Staphylococci Nil
C1. Welchii Nil
(6) Single cases:
Agent identified:
Salmonella 6
Staphylococci 1
Unknown –
(7) Salmonella infections, not foodborne Nil
MEASLES
Notifications of this disease showed a decrease, only 427 cases being
notified as against 1,423 in 1963. Four of these cases were admitted
to hospital.
No deaths from this disease were recorded.
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
Only one case occurred in the area during 1964 and no death from
this disease wa3 recorded.
PNEUMONIA
Nineteen cases of pneumonia were notified in 1964, as against twenty
in the previous year. Only one case was admitted to hospital, the remainder
being home nursed. There were 69 deaths attributed to this disease.
This figure includes people who are normally resident in the Urban District,
but who died outs5.de the area.