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SECTION F
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
942 cases of infectious disease were notified during the year,
compared with 382 in the previous year and 1,285 in 1961. The
fluctuation in the figures from year to year is due, almost entirely, to
the biennial prevalence of Measles, which, in the year under review,
accounted for 747 of all notifications received.
The following infectious diseases are notifiable in the Urban District:-
Cholera Plague
Diphtheria Acute Primary Pneumonia
Dysentery Acute Influenzal Pneumonia
Enteric Fever Acute Poliomyelitis
Erysipelas Acute Polioencephalitis
Food Poisoning Puerperal Pyrexia
Leprosy Relapsing or Continued Fever
Malaria Scarlet Fever
Measles Smallpox
Membranous Croup Tuberculosis (all forms)
Meningococcal Infection Typhoid Fever
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Typhus Fever
Paratyphoid Fever Whooping Cough
Smallpox. No cases of smallpox occurred in the district during
the year. A number of persons arriving in this Country by air from
abroad, from areas declared to be endemic, were kept under surveillance
for a period of up to fourteen days.
Dysentery. Twenty-one cases were notified, all were confirmed
bacteriologically. Only three cases were notified in the previous year and
one case in 1961.
Erysipelas. Three cases were notified during the year, all in females
and involving the face in each case.
Food Poisoning. There were no outbreaks of food poisoning during
the year. Two cases were notified, both occurring in adult males.
Measles. 747 cases of Measles were notified during the year, compared
with 258 for 1962. The disease continued to remain mild in
character and there were no deaths.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. One case was notified during the year.
Recovery was complete and vision unimpaired.
Pneumonia. There were 38 cases of pneumonia, of which 18 were
stated to be influenzal in origin. In 1962 there were 18 cases and in
1961 a total of 29 cases.
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