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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
Erysipelas Pneumonia Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Scarlatina or Acute Poliomyelitis Puerperal Pyrexia
Scarlet Fever Acute Polioencephalitis Malaria
Measles Typhus Fever Food Poisoning
Whooping Cough Typhoid Fever Leprosy
Smallpox
No cases of variola occurred during the year.
Vaccination
The scheme for vaccination against smallpox is the responsibility
of the County Council under Part III of the National Health Service
Act. By agreement with the District Councils it is directed locally by
the District Medical Officers of Health. Vaccination is available at the
Infant Welfare and School Clinics. Private Practitioners undertaking
vaccination are paid 5s. per case for notifying details of the treatment.
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