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SECTION F
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
Diphtheria
No case of diphtheria was notified to the department. It is now
eight years since the last case was recorded in the borough,,
Primary and secondary immunisation against this disease was
carried out to the following extent in children under 15 years of age:-
Primary immunisations - under 5 years 494
" " 5 to 15 years 30
Total 524
Number receiving secondary or
reinforcing injections - 258
Scarlet Fever
All the 37 notified cases of this disease were mild in character:
in no instance was it necessary to admit to hospital.
The following table indicates the cases notified during the past
five years and the percentage of cases removed to hospital
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
Confirmed cases
64
33
65
54
37
Percentage removed to
hospital
17
27
26
9
nil
Measles
There were 214 cases compared to 870 in the previous year: no
hospital admissions were necessary.
Measles serum was available to medical practitioners on application
to the Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, for the treatment of cases
and protection of contacts.
Whooping Cough
An extremely low incidence of this disease was recorded during
the year: 8 cases only were notified.
Immunisation against this condition proceeded satisfactorily, 321
children receiving a full course in the year.