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10.
Scabies and Verminous Conditions.
Necessary action for these conditions has been very limited and
calls for no special comment.
26 cases of the mild sonne dysentery occurred. This condition
is highly infectious among young children and its incidence has been
increasing during the past few years throughout the country.
There was an outbreak of food poisoning at a residential institution
when 65 persons out of the total 220 staff and students were
affected.
An immediate detailed investigation was carried out and it was
found that some of the tinned beans which had been consumed at lunch
were infected with staphylococcus aureus coagulase positive organisms.
The Medical Officer of Health of the district where the beans
were canned instigated a thorough investigation into the processing of
the beans and the manufacture of the cans.
As the result of the bacteriological examinations both here and
in the factory and air pressure tests to the cans, it was established
that the infection arose from contamination of the beans due to a fault
in construction of the cans and as a consequence, those which are now
used are stronger with more folds in the ends to allow for expansion.
There were 9 single cases of food poisoning, all due to
salmonella typhi-murium.
Dysentery.
Food Poisoning
*Cases removed to Isolation Hospitals.
Dysentery 2
Food poisoning 2
Gastro enteritis 2
Measles it-
Pneumonia 5
Poliomyelitis (paralytic) 1
Scarlet fever 6
22
*Not including cases of tuberculosis.