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On the other hand, smoking by doctors has declined since 1951
and in 1965 only one-third smoked cigarettes compared with two-thirds in
other men.
I am sure this second report will cause many more people to renew
previous efforts to give up smoking.
Of 5,724 persons who attended the Mass Miniature Radiography
Service in the borough during the year, 11 cases of cancer of the lung were
discovered, but only 4 cases of tuberculosis. ,
Communicable Diseases
The number of notifiable infectious diseases remained low.
There was an increase in the notifications of infective jaundice
37 against 14 in 1969. This illness was only made notifiable in June 1968
and it is possible that not all cases are being notified.
Measles also showed an increase in 1970, a "non-epidemic" year.
458 cases were notified compared with 283 cases in 1969, which should have
been an "epidemic" year.
I believe that an effort should now be made to immunise all
children against measles once the triple antigen injections and poliomyelitis
immunisations have been oompleted. Although a proportion (possibly up to
about one-third) show a temperature or a mild measles illness it could lead
to the abolition of measles in this country. Regrettably, in line with
national trends, venereal diseases and associated conditions showed an
increase of 62 per cent. The number of cases of gonorrhoea was almost
double that of 1969 -
Vaccination and Immunisation
The percentage of children resident in the borough who received
full protection against various infectious diseases continued at a high level,
but constant effort is necessary to maintain this state.
Immunisation against rubella (German measles) became available
towards the end of the year and 478 girls in their 13th year received protection.