Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales.
- New South Wales. Department of Public Health
- Date:
- [1966]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Newcastle Health District STAFF Medical Officer of Health: H. R. Dugdale, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. Deputy Medical Officer of Health: T. J. Woolard, M.B., B.S., D.P.H. One Psychiatrist, two Psychologists—one part time, one Social Worker, three Speech Therapists (one part time). One Senior School Medical Officer, two School Medical Officers, one E.N.T. Specialist (part time), six School Nurses. One Senior Food Inspector, one Food Inspector. One Senior Health Inspector, three Health Inspectors. One Assistant Nurse Inspector. Five Tuberculosis Nurses. Twenty-six Baby Health Centre Sisters. One Engineer, Clean Air Act. One Chief Clerk, three Office Assistants. EXTENT OF THE DISTRICT The Newcastle Health District comprises nine Municipalities of which Newcastle City is by far the largest and fourteen Shires. It extends from the Hawkesbury River in the south to the northern boundary of the Macleay Shire, where it meets the North Coast Health District. The Western and North Western Health Districts form the inland boundary. VITAL STATISTICS—1966 Estimated Population To 30th June, 1965 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 496,730 To 30th June, 1966 .. . .. .. .. .. 500,689 There were 8,863 live births in 1966 giving a rate of 17-70 per thousand. There were 107 still births, giving a rate of 0-21 per thousand. Deaths in 1966 numbered 5,212, giving a rate of 10-41 per thousand. Infectious Diseases Diphtheria—Three cases of Diphtheria were reported from Kempsey but investigation produced only one child with a positive throat swab. Immunization was carried out by local practitioners. Infectious Hepatitis—An outbreak of Infectious Hepatitis at Toukley which appeared likely to close the school was apparently halted by the use of gamma globulin. Table I—Communicable Diseases with deaths 1965-1966 Disease 1965 1966 Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Notifiable to 26-5-1966— Ancylostomiasis 36 1 5 Ascariasis 14 Meningococcal Infection 4 3 ] .... Puerperal Infection .. 8 2 4 Rheumatic Fever 11 1 5 Scarlet Fever 26 21 Staph. Pneumonia .. 5 3 4 ' 2 Staph. Disease in Infants under 4 weeks of age .. 182 139 Notifiable from 26-5-66— Brucellosis 4 Diphtheria 7 i ■i • * * * Encephalitis Viral • • • • Infantile Diarrhoea .. 64 9 7 Infectious hepatitis .. 421 I 5?8 7 Leptospirosis i Tetanus i Tuberculosis i 43 ii i 72 i 4 911 31 833 17](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31485571_0118.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
