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SONNE' DYSENTERY.
Seventy six confirmed cases occurred between March and September.
Several schools were involved and there was no concentration to indicate
an explosive outbreak. The usual control measures were obviously effective.

Arrangements are made whereby doctors may collect anti-poliomyelitis
vaccine from the Public Health Department.
At the end of the year good progress had been made towards the
protection by vaccination of the priority groups for which vaccine had been
issued by the Ministry of Health.
These groups were:-
All persons who have not at the time of their application for
vaccination reached the age of forty.
General Medical Practitioners.
Ambulance staff.
Hospital staff who come into contact with patients.
Medical students.
Practising dental surgeons, dental students, dental hygienists,
student-hygienists and dental surgeons' chairside assistants.
Practising nurses not working in hospitals.
Public Health staff who may come into contact with
poliomyelitis cases.
The families of the above groups.
Expectant mothers who are particularly urged to be vaccinated
as early as possible in pregnancy and such requests are dealt
with as priorities.
Persons going to visit or reside in a country outside Europe,
other than Canada or the United States of America.
Vaccination with Sabin oral vaccine was started in April 1962, and
has since been increasingly used. The vaccine given by mouth, not only
provides protection but also prevents protected persons from harbouring
natural dangerous poliomyelitis virus and spreading disease to
unprotected persons. This type of vaccine would be of great value during
an epidemic because it works quickly.
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