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Measles One thousand one hundred and forty eight cases were
notified in 1961, compared with forty eight cases in 1960 There was no
death Nine hundred and thirty of the cases were notified during the first
quarter of the year.

Measles cases must be kept out of school for ten days after the
appearance of the rash and may then return if the child is sufficiently
well to do so.
Contacts are not excluded except the under fives, who should be
excluded for fourteen days from the date of appearance of the rash in the
last case in the home.
However, all contacts should be carefully scrutinised daily before
being allowed to go to school, and should be excluded if suffering from a
cough, cold, chill or redeyes. No child who is known for certain to have
had the disease need be excluded.
The illness can be prevented or modified by the injection of gamma
globulin early in the incubation period. A small quantity is available to
doctors for cases of special risk.
Health visitors are informed of notified cases of children under five
years of age so that they may give advice where necessary.
Whooping Cough. Thirty four cases were notified in 1961, compared
with eighty three cases in 1960. .There was no death. Three fifths of the
cases were notified in the first half of the year.