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Measles.
There was a slight increase in the number of cases of Measles,
but only one case was admitted to hospital.
Adequate supplies of Measles serum were made available for
the use of practitioners in the prophylaxis and treatment of cases.
Dysentery.
The number of cases of Dysentery decreased considerably,
viz.: 13 cases against 38 in 1945. Only in seven of these cases
could the causal organism be identified bacteriologically, and no
case was considered to have been caused by any infected food or
drink.
Tuberculosis.
There were 79 cases of all forms of Tuberculosis notified
during 1946 (an increase of 29 on the previous year) and of these,
29 cases (37%) were transfers from other districts.
There were 17 deaths from Tuberculosis during the year ; 2
of these had not been previously notified as suffering from Tubercu'
losis. The ratio of non^notified tuberculous deaths to total tubercu'
lous deaths is 1 to 8.5.
Food Poisoning.
Two outbreaks of food poisoning involving about 100 people
on each occasion, occurred in a factory canteen towards the end
of the year. It was considered that both outbreaks were due to
meat pies which had become infected during preparation. All those
involved made a rapid recovery. In addition, an isolated case of
food poisoning was also reported, recovery being uneventful.
Scabies.
The number of cases treated during the year at the Scabies
Treatment Centre, The Green, E.4, is as follows :—
Pre'school age 1
School age 6
Adults 9
Total 16
Diabetes.
There are two elderly ladies receiving free supplies of Insulin
under Ministry of Health Circular No. 2734.
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