Public Health Data and Research
The Public Health Unit prepares regular reports of the health surveillance data on the residents living in the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. These reports provide useful, up-to-date information about disease trends in our population. The Public Health Unit also has a dynamic research program across multiple public health related areas. You can learn more about the data by reading About the Data. Any questions can be emailed to the Epidemiology team.
Notifiable diseases data for NSW and by Local Health District are available here.
In this section we post recent and annual surveillance reports for COVID-19 and influenza activity and impact in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
Acute Respiratory Infections Report
Latest weekly report: week-ending 8 September 2023
Key Points of Report
- COVID case numbers are slightly higher than last week. COVID-19 hospital presentations and admissions are steady and remain low
- Influenza case numbers decreased by 28% and the PCR positivity rate is slightly lower than last week. Presentations to ED for influenza-like illness (ILI) decreased but remain higher than usual for this time of year. Admissions for pneumonia and ILI were steady this week.
- Presentations for bronchiolitis increased and were above the usual range for this time of year.
| Weekly Reports | Week Ending |
|---|---|
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 1 September 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 25 August 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 18 August 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 11 August 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 4 August 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 28 July 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 21 July 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 14 July 2023 |
| Acute Respiratory Infections Report | 7 July 2023 |
Latest annual report: 1 January - 31 December 2022
| Annual Reports | Year |
|---|---|
| Influenza Annual Report | 2020 |
Sexually Transmissible Infections in South Eastern Sydney
This report, generated every six months, documents the historical trend and the demographic characteristics of sexually transmissible infections in residents within the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, focusing on chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis.
View current report: 2023 Mid-Year Report
Key points of report: Notifications for sexually transmissible infections are higher than in 2022 mid-year ; 3452 cases of chlamydia (+43%), 1705 cases of gonorrhoea (+13%), and 348 cases of infectious syphilis (+6%) in SESLHD residents were notified.
This monthly report provides the trend (ie. epidemic curve) since 2015 of cases of norovirus detected in sentinel public and private pathology laboratories serving the NSW population.
View current report August 2023
This report, published during the summer months, monitors trends in laboratory confirmed arbovirus cases reported in residents of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and in mosquito surveillance around the eastern tidal portion of the Georges River. It provides a summary of the main arboviral infections of concern in South Eastern Sydney (Barmah Forest virus and Ross River virus) with a breakdown of locally acquired cases to provide information on the geographic distribution of the viruses. In 2022-23 the report also includes information on mosquito surveillance in Matraville.
View current report: April 2023
Key points of report:
- One case of Ross River virus and no cases of Barmah Forest virus infection in SESLHD residents have been reported this season
- Six confirmed and one probable case of dengue virus infection in SESLHD residents were reported in April 2023. All infections were acquired overseas
- No mosquito monitoring occured in April due to the extremely low numbers in the preceding months
Childhood Immunisation Coverage Report
This report, published quarterly, provides an overview of the latest childhood immunisation coverage data for children living within the boundaries of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), based on immunisation encounters for children reported by providers to the Australian Immunisation Register (formerly the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register).
View current report: Second Quarter 2023
Key points of report:
As at 30 June 2023:
- 92.9% of SESLHD children were considered fully vaccinated at 12 months
- 91.5% of SESLHD children were considered fully vaccinated at 2 years
- 92.3% of SESLHD children were considered fully vaccinated at 5 years
Aboriginal Childhood Immunisation Coverage Report
This report, published annually, provides an overview of the latest childhood immunisation coverage data for Aboriginal children living within the boundaries of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), based on immunisation encounters for Aboriginal children reported by providers to the Australian Immunisation Register (formerly the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register).
View current report: Annual Report for 2022
Key points of report:
Amongst Aboriginal children in SESLHD in 2022, vaccination coverage:
- Declined to 91.9% fully vaccinated at 12 months
- Declined to 91.9% at 2 years
- Declined to 95.4% at 5 years
Disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are thought to be continuing to impact on childhood immunisation coverage rates.
School Immunisation Program Coverage Report
This report, published yearly, provides an overview of the latest school immunisation coverage for students attending school-based vaccination programs within the boundaries of SESLHD, based on immunisation encounters for students reported by school immunisation nurses.
View current report: 2022
Key points of report:
In 2022:
- 78% of female year 7 students received the first dose of the HPV vaccine, 65% received dose 2.
- 78% of male year 7 students received the first dose of the HPV vaccine, 64% received dose 2.
- 79% of year 7 students received the dTpa vaccine.
- 72% of year 10 students received the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Due to COVID-19 there was some disruption in the school program in 2020 and 2021; some of the schools were not able to be offered dose 2 of the HPV vaccine in 2020 and 2021. Some students might have been vaccinated at their GPs, hence the apparent decrease in the coverage as we only report vaccines given at schools.
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2021-2022 (November 2022)
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2020-2021 (November 2021)
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2019-2020 (October 2020)
Public Health Unit Research Report, 2018-2019 (August 2019)