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notifications were of school children or pre-school children, but one
referred to a patient aged 72 years.
Tuberculosis
Notifications of Tuberculosis in 1963 totalled 32, and there were
six deaths from this disease. These figures reflect the continued
downward trend in both notifications and deaths, and indicate that
the comparatively higher figures of 55 notifications and 13 deaths
recorded in 1962, were merely an instance of abnormal fluctuations
that can occur when figures relating to a small proportion of the
population of the Country are reviewed.
B.C.G. Vaccination of Mantoux Negative Contacts has been
continued, as has the routone follow-up of all contacts by the
Health Visiting Staff. B.C.G. Vaccination of Secondary School
children, and students at colleges has continued, details of which are
included in the Section of this report dealing with the School Health
Service.
Food Poisoning
Of a total of 560 notifications, thirteen were confirmed cases of
Food Poisoning due to organisms of the Salmonella group.
Negative bacteriological reports were received in respect of the
majority of the remaining 547, but some of the patients were found
to be suffering from Shigella Sonnei Dysentery.
Dysentery
224 Suspected cases were notified, the final numbers after correction
being 217 positive cases. Children in the 3 years—9 years
age groups were most affected, the main outbreak being confined to
two of the schools in the Borough. Although intensive efforts were
made to control the outbreak, by excluding from school all those
affected until consecutive negative reports had been obtained, and
by the imposition of strict supervision over hygiene, including the
mechanical disinfection of flushing cisterns, two months elapsed
before the outbreak was cleared up.
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