[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidenhead Borough and Cookham R.D.C.

  • Maidenhead (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidenhead Borough and Cookham R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Maidenhead Municipal Borough INFECTIOUS DISEASES. MEASLES. Four hundred and five cases were notified as against 178 the previous year. This was an expected increase as epidemics still come in two year cycles. There is now both a killed and a live vaccine available on prescription and General Practitioners are in a position to vaccinate children against Measles where there is some positive medical indication. BACILLARY DYSENTERY. Sonne Dysentery has now become the second commonest noti¬ fiable infectious disease in this country. It is highly infectious, but fortunately, mild. There were 37 cases mostly in children under 14 years of age, but no school outbreaks. FOOD POISONING. Four cases were identified as due to Salmonella Typhimurium, one of which occurred during a holiday in Spain. One case was due to Salmonella Heidelberg. The particular item of food respon¬ sible for these infections was not identified. PARATYPHOID FEVER. One case under this heading was notified. The source of the infection was not determined and no other member of the family was involved. TUBERCULOSIS. Unfortunately, notifications of Pulmonary Tuberculosis con¬ tinue to increase. Twenty-one new cases were notified in 1965, 5 of them in immigrants. There were 11 transfers in to the district, 2 of these being immigrants. The number of cases on the Register at 31st December, 1965, was:— Male. Female. Total Pulmonary ... 47 (61) 54 (61) 101 (122) Non-Pulmonary ... 2 (4) 3 (6) 5 (10) The figures in brackets are the corresponding ones for the 31st December, 1964. Total figures show a reduction from 132 cases to 106 cases during the year. B.C.G. vaccination continues to be offered to all school leavers in County Council schools. I have referred in my introduction to the Mass X-ray Survey in Maidenhead and to the recommendation of the Working Party appointed by the Council of the British Medical Association about the medical examination of immigrants to this country.
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