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Enfield 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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26
SONNE DYSENTERY
The incidence of mild dysentery, due to Shigella Sonnei, rose
towards the end of the year, and it was found necessary to take
more active steps to exclude contacts from Day Nurseries, Schools,
and certain occupations.
The procedure adopted in investigating bacteriologically these
contacts and the following-up of positive cases until free from infection
involved a considerable amount of work, but it is believed
that the effort assisted materially in preventing the spread of the
infection.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified and deaths from this disease during the year.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | NonRespiratory | Respiratory. | Non Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 to 5 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 to 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 to 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 to 20 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 20 to 25 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 to 35 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 35 to 45 | 11 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 45 to 55 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 55 to 65 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 65 and upwards | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 75 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | - | - |
The figures for respiratory infection show a very slight increase
of three over last year's figures, but although the age group 25
years—35 years still shows the highest incidence, a disquieting
feature is the increase in the age groups up to 15 years.
An encouraging feature, however, is the marked reduction in
the number of deaths from 37 last year to 20 this year.