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Section F-Prevalence of and Control over
Infectious and other Diseases.
The district has, within its boundaries, three General Hospitals
two of which, namely, Queen Mary's Hospital for Children and the
St. Helier Hospital, are particularly large institutions which are part
of the hospital services of the South-West Metropolitan Hospital Region.
Many of the cases notified from these hospitals are admitted there from
other districts already suffering from a notifiable disease but not diagnosed
until after admission. In order, therefore, to give a clearer picture of
the prevalence of infectious disease in the resident population of the
district, separate figures are given in this Section which exclude cases
of hospital patients who are not residents of the district. The figures
given are after correction for original errors in diagnosis.
Notification.
The following diseases are notifiable in the district :—
Smallpox. Dysentery. Meningococcal Infection.
Cholera. Acute Influenzal Acute Poliomyelitis.
Diphtheria. Pneumonia. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Membranous Group. Acute Puerperal Pyrexia.
Erysipelas. . Polioencephalitis. Malaria.
Scarlatina or Typhus Fever. Acute Primary Pneumonia.
Scarlet Fever. Typhoid Fever. Food Poisoning.
Measles. Enteric Fever. Leprosy.
Whooping Cough. Relapsing or
Tuberculosis. Continued Fever.
Smallpox.
No cases of variola infection occurred.
Vaccination.
The arrangements for vaccination under the County Council's
scheme are directed locally by the district Medical Officers of Health
following agreements between County Council and the District Councils.
Vaccination is available at the Infant Welfare and School Clinics and
may be done by the general practitioners to whom a fee of 5s. per case
is payable for notifying details of treatment.
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