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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 Tuberculosis Enteric Fever
Cholera Dysentery Relapsing or Continued
Diphtheria Acute Primary Pneumonia Fever
Membranous Croup Acute Influenzal Meningococcal Infection
Ervsipelas Pneumonia Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Scarlatina or
Scarlet Fever
Acute Poliomyelitis
Acute Polioencephalitis
Puerperal Pyrexia
Malaria
Measles Typhus Fever Food Poisoning
Whooping Cough Typhoid Fever L,eprosy
Smallpox
No cases of variola occurred during the year, although several
contacts of cases occurring elsewhere were kept under surveillance for
an appropriate period.
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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