View report page

-4—
Deaths of Infants under 1 week (Early Neo-natal Mortality) 36
Rate per 1 ,000 live births 16.01
Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week (Perinatal Mortality) 69
Rate per 1 ,000 live and still births 30.25
NOT YET AVAILABLE
Movement of Population
There is a continuous substantial movement of population both into and out of
the Borough and since 1949 "the outward movement has consistently exceeded the inward with
a consequent steady fall in the population.
CONTROL OF DISEASE
There were 957 notifications compared with 1214 in 1963. Of these 747 related to
Measles which became prevalent towards the end of the year and continued into 1965.
In general the year proved uneventful and brief notes are given on specific diseases.
Tuberculosis
The number of notifications of this disease continues to fall, the 1964 figure
of 40 cases (35 respiratory and 5 other forms) being the lowest recorded for the
Borough, and 25 per cent less than the previous lowest figure of 53 in 1962. Of the
35 respiratory cases 25 wore males, 17 being over 45 years of age. Only two of the
10 fenales came in this older age group.
Scarlet Fever
There were 59 cases of Scarlet Fever compared with the exceptionally l.w figure
of 24. for 1963. The disease continued to be of the mild type experienced in recent
years.
Measles
747 cases were notified in 1 964 compared with 957 in 1963. Allowing for the
normal biennial cycle a lower number of cases might have been anticipated but the
epidemic period which started a little earlier towards the end of the year and
continued into 1965 accounts for the higher incidence in the year under review.
There were 31 cases of Whooping Cough notified in 1964 following the comparatively
high number of cases, 92 in 1963. The value of early immunisation against this
disease cannot be overemphasised as the illness is most distressing, particularly when
it affects babies and young toddlers.
This is used to describe any fevered condition which results in a temperature of
100.4°F or more occurring in a mother within 14 days of childbirth or miscarriage.
3 such cases were reported in 1964, one having fatal consequences.
Scabies
There were 30 .cases of Scabies during 1964 compared with 9 the previous year.
This complaint is a parasitic skin infection which is usually communicated by direct
person to person contact. The rising number of cases suggests there may be a lowering
in the standards of morals and personal hygiene.
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
It is gratifying to be able to report that there were no cases of poliomyelitis,
acute encephalitis or meningococcal infection during 1 964.
Dysentery
The 29 cases of sonne dysentery notified were scattered throughout the year, and
no serious outbreak was recorded. The disease is generally of a mild nature, but maybe
more serious when the very young or very old are affected