The Hindu 17.09.2013
1,767 diarrhoea cases so far: Corpn.
As many 1767 cases of ADD have been reported by 596
hospitals in the city this year, Chennai Corporation said in a press
release.
According to the release, the total number
of ADD cases reported in Chennai in the same period last year was 1920.
The number of ADD cases reported by the 596 hospitals is 346 in August
and 93 this month.
The existing data available with
Chennai Corporation shows there is no need for alarm about ADD cases in
the city, the release said. More than 1000 hotels in the city have been
screened for unhygienic conditions in a week. Some hotels were closed
for remedial measures.
At least 2.1 tonnes of
unwholesome food sold in the roadsides have been destroyed every week in
all the zones by a rapid action team in coordination with Food Safety
and Drug Administration Department. The Chennai Corporation has been
closely monitoring all infectious diseases through a surveillance unit
for the past four years.
Residents are advised to drink filtered, boiled water and avoid eating unwholesome food at the roadside, the release said.
Corporation
records indicate that in order to collate the data on ADD cases, the
civic body relies on reports from 854 hospitals including 112 of its
hospitals, 26 government hospitals and 716 known private hospitals in
all the 15 zones. As many as 258 hospitals do not submit data.