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Influenza
Influenza was widespread during the early months of 1963, i.e. during January, February
and March. Hospital admissions were curtailed because of the pressure of demand for
admission attributed to cases of influenza with complications. Eleven deaths from influenza
occurred during those three months.
Dysentery
One hundred and twelve notifications for dysentery were received in 1963.
This figure, though still high, was less than half that for 1962 and occurred principally
in the first months of the year as a continuance of the outbreak commencing at the end of
1962. About half of the cases notified were subsequently not confirmed bacteriologically,
and the outbreak did not extend outside a small area of the Borough.

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86 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a fourth injection.
327 school children between the ages of 5 and 12 were given a boost of oral vaccine.
Under the age of 40, anyone previously receiving two injections of Salk vaccine is now
given two additional doses of oral vaccine.
Reinforcing doses of oral poliomyelitis vaccine are offered at school entry perioc
followed by boosts for diphtheria prevention.
Thirty of those previously obtaining two injections, received a third injection during th«
year.
It will be seen that oral vaccine has practically replaced the Salk vaccine injections.
Measles