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Small Pox
No case of small pox was notified during the year 1951.
The last case was in 1932.
The number of cases of scarlet fever notified during the year
was 111 as compared with 110 in 1950, equivalent to a case rate of
1.66 per 1,000 population. The disease has continued mild in
character; no death due to this cause was recorded. Of the
total number of cases notified 53 were treated in hospital and
58 were treated at home.
Diphtheria
No case of diphtheria was notified during the year.
Immunisation and reinforcing doses were available to every
school child whose parents gave consent.
There are three clinics situated within the district, within
relatively easy reach of everyone, as well as immunisation sessions
held in the schools.
Efforts have continued during the year to obtain the immunisation
of every child before the first birthday. The health visitors
urge mothers at the welfare centres, and at home visits, to have
their children immunised, making special visits in difficult cases.
A birthday greeting letter is sent at the approach of the first
birthday, making an appointment for immunisation for those
infants not yet immunised.
The following figures show the number of children immunised
and reinforced during the year: —
Scarlet Fever
Diphtheria Immunisation
Immunised. Reinforced.
Total.
610
2,591
Under five years
5 to 14 years
596
235
14
2,356
Totals
831
2,370
3,201