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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in
the Borough:-
Anthrax, Cholera, Diphtheria, Dysentery,
Encephalitis (Acute), Erysipelas, Enteric Fever,
Food Poisoning, Leprosy, Malaria, Measles,
Membranous Croup, Meningococcal Infection,
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pneumonia (Acute Primary),
Pneumonia (Acute Influenzal), Poliomyelitis,
Polio-encephalitis, Plague, Puerperal Pyrexia,
Relapsing Fever, Scabies, Scarlet Fever (or
Scarlatina), Smallpox, Tuberculosis (all forms).
Typhoid Fever (including Paratyphoid), Typhus
Fever, Whooping Cough, and Zymotic Enteritis.
Cases of infectious disease notified to the Department
are immediately visited by the Public Health Inspectors, and
disinfection is oarrled out wherever applicable. Where the
patient is nursed at home the Inspectors see that home isolation
continues satisfactorily, and at the end of the infectious period,
where necessary, the bedding belonging to the patient Is removed
for treatment at the Disinfecting Station and the room sealed and
fumigated.
A total of 893 cases of infectious diseases was notified
during the year, being a decrease of 1,200 on the previous year.
130 cases were removed to hospital. The substantital reduction
in total notifications is due to the relatively small number of
notifications of measles (456 compared with 1,650 the previous
year).
MALARIA
The first notified case of Malaria to occur in the Borough
since 1957 was received.
The patient, a man of 45 years of age, had suffered from
Malarial attacks whilst serving with the Royal Navy during the last
War. He worked in Nigeria from March to June 1964 and about one
week after his return to this country he was taken ill. He delayed
visiting his doctor for three days when he was immediately removed
to hospital, but died shortly after admission.
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