[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Sutherland County Council.

  • Sutherland (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Sutherland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES The following table shows cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1953 :— Chicken Pox Cerebro-Spinal Fever Continued Fever Diphtheria Dysentry Encephalitis Lethargica Enteric Fever Erysipelas Infective Jaundice Malaria Ophthalmia Neonatorum Acute Influenzal Pneuimonia Acute Primary Pneumonia Acute Poliomyelitis Puerperal Fever Puerperal Pyrexia Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Pulmonary Tuberculosis Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 2 2 2 1 28 37 16 9 97 Of the total number of cases notified 34 were treated in hospital, arrangements being made for the isolation and treatment of the other 63 cases at home. Apart from whooping cough cases, which numbered 37, the only outbreaks of note were some scattered cases of scarlet fever which occurred in several districts in the County. Diphtheria I am pleased to be able to report that no case of Diphtheria was notified in the County during 1953. Immunisation against this disease has continued to be carried out as in previous years, and the work done is described in an earlier section of this report. Scarlet Fever Twenty-eight cases of Scarlet Fever were notified during the year, cne from Brora, one from Lochinver, and one from Dornoch in January, a further four cases from Brora and one from Lochinver in March, and three cases from Bonar-Bridge in the same month. In April there were a further two cases from Bonar-Bridge, another case from Lochinver, and one in Dornoch. Bonar-Bridge had another single case in May, two in June, and one in August. Dornoch had two further cases in September and one in December. Between June and November four cases were notified from Golspie, one from Helmsdale and a further case from Brora. All cases were of a mild type, and mainly because of home circumstances twelve were removed to hospital for isolation. Poliomyelitis I am glad to be able to report that no case of Poliomyelitis was notified in the County during 1953, but as this is an illness that quite often makes its appearance without any warning, suspected cases always require close observation.