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Poliomyelitis
No cases were notified.
The following table gives the number of second injections and the number
of third injections given during the year ended 31st December, 1961:—
Priority Group
2nd Injection
3rd Injection
4th Injection
1957-1961
593
498
—
1946-1956
275
390
—
1943-1945
27
34
—
1933-1942
238
237
—
1921-1932
458
569
—
Others
10
21
—
School children
under 12 years
—
—
1,473
1,601
1,749
1,473
Food Poisoning
No cases of food poisoning were notified.
Scarlet Fever
There were 29 cases of scarlet fever notified as against 34 in 1961, and
4 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 4 cases of Sonne Dysentery notified during 1961.
Measles
A total of 440 cases was notified during the year compared with 129
the previous year. There were no deaths.
Whooping Cough
Cases were notified throughout the year and totalled 8, compared with 34
cases 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, 1961:—
Year of Birth: 1947-1951 1952-1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Total
13 33 12 20 39 271 201 589
Disinfection
Verminous rooms disinfested 80
Rooms fumigated 15