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Measles
1,236 notifications were received compared with 5,119 in 1965.
The illness remained on the whole mild in character and no deaths
from this cause occurred.
Meningococcal Infections
Two notifications were received in 1966. One case was in
respect of a female under one year and the other in the case of a
male between 1-5 years of age. Six notifications were received in
1965.
Pneumonia
Forty-six notifications in respect of cases of pneumonia were
received in 1966. 312 deaths were attributed to this disease. This
figure includes the people who are normally resident in the area
but who died in premises outside the Borough boundaries.
Scarlet Fever
111 cases were notified during the year, compared with 178
in 1965. The infection continued to occur in a generally mild form.
Smallpox
No cases occurred during 1966 but once again it was necessary
for a number of suspected contacts to be kept under surveillance
at various times during the year.
The Department was called upon to authenticate the signature
of the Doctor on 20,991 International Certificates of Vaccination,
compared with 3,690 in the previous year. This large increase was
due to the restriction imposed by other countries in view of the
cases of smallpox existing in the United Kingdom during the year.
Tuberculosis
60 notifications were received and 9 deaths attributed to this
disease during 1966. These figures compare favourably with those
of the previous year, namely 90 notifications and 14 deaths. Of the
9 deaths, two occurred in the 45/54 age group, 2 in the 55/64 age
group, 4 in the 65/74 age group and 1 was over 75 years of age.
The following are details of the recordings in the register for
the year ended 31st December, 1966.