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Pneumonia
Thirty notifications in respect of cases of pneumonia were
received. 223 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.
Poliomyelitis
No cases of this disease were notified during the year.
Puerperal Pyrexia
Twenty-nine cases were notified in 1967, compared with
twenty-four in 1966.
Scarlet Fever
Ninety-five cases were notified, compared with 111 in the
previous year. Once again the infection continued to occur in a
generally mild form. No deaths from this disease were recorded.
Smallpox
No cases occurred during 1967, 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 5,093 International Certificates of vaccination.
The figure for the previous year was 20,991.
Tuberculosis
Forty-four new cases were notified during 1967, and, in
addition, two cases came to knowledge after death and three
previously known cases were restored to the register. This compares
with sixty notifications received in the previous year. Eleven
deaths were attributed to this disease. There were nine deaths
in 1966.
The following are details of the recordings in the register for
the year ended 31st December, 1967.
TUBERCULOSIS