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Poliomyelitis
No cases were notified.
The following table gives (A) the number of second injections and (B)
the number of third injections given during the year ended 31st December,
1960:—
Born A B
Before 1949 1,056 1,461
1950 18 58
1951 10 47
1952 17 49
1953 14 62
1954 17 65
1955 22 84
1956 21 84
1957 29 89
1958 90 250
1959 308 167
1960 68 3
1,670 2,419
Food Poisoning
No cases of food poisoning were notified.
Scarlet Fever
There were 34 cases of scarlet fever notified as against 5 in 1959, and
5 cases were removed to hospital.
The disease generally was of a mild type and there were no "return"
cases. No deaths were recorded.
Sonne Dysentery
There were 30 cases of Sonne Dysentery notified during 1960.
Measles
A total of 129 cases was notified during the year compared with 500
the previous year. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
Cases were notified throughout the year and totalled 34, compared with
31 the previous year. There were no deaths.
The following table gives the number of children in the district who
received primary injections against whooping cough during the year ended
31st December, 1960:—
Year of Birth: 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Total
1 2 8 18 11 20 39 240 241 580
Disinfection
Verminous rooms disinfested 76
Rooms fumigated 104