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Disease Authority for notification
Meningococcal infection Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143) Reg, No. 2259
made by Minister of Health, 1949 (1.1.50).
Ophthalmia neonatorum Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 192 and 305)
and Reg. No. 971 made by Minister of Health, 1926
(1.10,26) amended by S. R.O. 1928 No. 419 and 1937,
No. 35.
Plague Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulations
of Local Government Board, 1900.
Puerperal pyrexia Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulations
made by Minister of Health, 1951. No. 1081 and 1954
No. 1691.
Relapsing fever Public Health (London) Act 1936 (Section 192 and 304)
Scabies (first case in Public Health Act 1936 (Section 143) Reg. No. 1016
house within 4 weeks) made by Minister of Health 1943 (1.8.43).
Scarlatina or scarlet fever Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 192 and 304)
Smallpox do.
Tuberculosis Public Health Act 1936 (Section 143) Reg. No 704
made by Minister of Health 1952 (1.5.52).
Typhus fever Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 192 and 304)
Whooping cough Public Health Act 1936 (Section 143) Reg.Nos. 1100
205 and 420 made by Minister of Health, 1938, 1940
and 1948.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
Bacteriological examinations were undertaken by the Bacteriological
Laboratory of the Medical Research Council which is accommodated at County
Hall.
Records of examinations carried out are as follows:Nose
and Throat Swabs
C. Diphtheriae mitis isolated
Haemolytic Streptococci present
3
Negative results
6
9
Faeces Specimens
Shigella Sonnei isolated
30
Salmonella typhi murium isolated
2
CI. Welchii isolated
3
Negative results
154
189
Swimming bath water examinations
8
Milk samples
19
Ice Cream samples
31
TUBERCULOSIS
Notifications - Fourteen cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and five of
non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified during 1964 compared with 13 pulmonary
and 4 non-pulmonary notifications in 1963. The following table gives the age
grouping of new cases notified