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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
The number of infectious disease cases notified during 1964 was very much reduced.
The biennial fluctuation of the measles figures showed in the low figure for 1964; dysentery
notifications were 50% lower and most of these were not confirmed as dysentery bacteriologically.
The figure for infectious pneumonia was only 10 compared with 58 in the previous
year, and whooping cough was also well down. Our only epidemic problem locally was
infective hepatitis, although it was not great in extent. See Tables on page 71.
Monthly Bulletins of Incidence of Infectious Disease
These bulletins were circulated monthly to all general practitioners in the Borough,
and, in addition to information with regard to infectious diseases occurring during the
previous month, any topical matter, or incident of mutual interest to general practitioners
and the Public Health Service, was also included.
Poliomyelitis
No notifications of anterior poliomyelitis were received in 1964.
Vaccination against poliomyelitis, which is organised by Middlesex County Health
Department, continued throughout 1964, and details are as follows:—