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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1952
Measles
The number of cases notified during the year was 2,290, compared
with 4,299 in 1951, 1,720 in 1950, and 2,969 in 1949.
Puerperal Pyrexia
During the year 156 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified.
Acute Poliomyelitis
Seventy-three cases of this disease were notified or reported
during the year, of which 34 were subsequently not confirmed. Of
the remaining 39 confirmed cases, 23 were of the paralytic type
and 16 non-paralytic. Five of the paralytic cases died.
In 1951, 11 cases were confirmed with no deaths.
Acute Encephalitis
Two deaths were attributed to Acute Encephalitis. Ten other
cases investigated were subsequently not confirmed.
Meningococcal Infection
Seven confirmed cases were notified. There was one death.
Twenty-one other cases were investigated, but were subsequently
not confirmed.
In the previous year there were two cases with no deaths.
Dysentery
Two hundred and forty-two cases were notified or reported during
the year, 101 being from institutions. Twelve cases were subsequently
held not to be dysentery. There was one death.
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever
Of four cases reported during the year, two were subsequently
confirmed as typhoid and one as paratyphoid. Diagnosis was not
confirmed in the remaining case. There were no deaths.