Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales.
- New South Wales. Department of Public Health
- Date:
- [1961]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Table I—Environmental Hygiene Inspections Carried Out—1960 and 1961 Inspections carried Out 1960 1961 Septic tanks and closets.. 635 977 Sewerage treatment works and communal suilage scheme 16 97 Garbage and sanitary depots .. 63 70 Noxious trades 68 175 Abattoirs .. 5 1 ] Complaints and nuisances 35 62 Water supply 64 95 Swimming pools 50 67 Food premises .. 122 80 Inspections of premises, halls, hotels, &c. 72 72 Miscellaneous activities 15 48 Two additional health inspectors were appointed in December, 1961. The lessening of work in food shops and premises is due to the appointment of a senior food inspector in January, 1961, and a summary of his work appears in this report. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Table II—Notified Communicable Diseases and Death—Western Health District—1960 and 1961 Disease 1960 1961 Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Infectious hepatitis 375 2 212 2 Diphtheria .. 1 Meningococcal meningitis 4 5 2 Rheumatic fever .. 2 i 4 Scarlet fever 30 17 Anterior poliomyeltiis 3 Virus encephalitis i l 3 i Infantile diarrhoea 4 2 2 2 Tuberculosis 26 4 38 6 Staphylococcal pneumonia 4 4 3 3 Puerperal infection 1 1 7 1 Total 448 15 294 17 POLIOMYELITIS The rise in the poliomyelitis notifications is part of a State-wide rise in the incidence of poliomyelitis. The three notifications took place in the last quarter of the year. INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS There has been a considerable lessening in the notifications of infectious hepatitis. It is not considered that this represents an actual decrease in the incidence of the disease. Some doctors in the area are known to be lax in the notification of infectious diseases. The Public Health Department, Bathurst, has been approached by local authorities on this matter. School Medical Service The extent of the School Medical Service in the Mitchell Health District immediately prior to the creation of the Western Health District was examinations carried out on school children in two Municipalities and seven shires. Three municipalities and four shires had not joined the scheme. There was one Departmental School Medical Officer in the Western Health District who was stationed at Bathurst. This doctor was employed on a part-time basis. A summary of school examinations carried out is shown below :— Boys examined. .. . 824 Girls examined .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 820 Total 1,644 The County Council’s scheme has expanded quickly in the Western Health District and most local authorities are anxious to take part in the scheme, but for various reasons it is often difficult to obtain the services of a doctor. In larger centres, e.g., Dubbo and Orange, it may be some years before a service can be established.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31485522_0151.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
