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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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ity staff, A certain amount of wastage resulted from the use of
lymph supplied in multiple units of 10, 25 and 50,
This outbreak of smallpox, though small, stresses the ever
present risk of importing the disease into this country by the
ease and speed of modern transport That the four recoveries
from smallpox had all been vaccinated in infancy and that the two
who died had not been vaccinated is once again a convincing
demonstration of the value of vaccination as a means of protection
that may well be life saving.
Poliomyelitis
The number of cases through the year was 4, of these, 3 were of the paralytic type
| Paralytic | Non-Paralytic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
All four cases were children between 6 and 10 years of age,
Although one child was in hospital for six months all were treated
to a successful conclusion and are now back at school.
Measles
There were 1,716 notifications of measles during the year.
27 cases were removed to hospital with complications. Where were
no deaths.
Dysentery
A total of 46 cases were notified. Of these 9 cases were
admitted to hospital.
Food Poisoning
There were 15 notified cases, of which 4 were admitted to
hospital. In 5 of the total cases the causal organism was identified
as Salmonella typhimurium. The cases were unconnected and
scattered throughout the year.
Diphtheria
No cases of diphtheria occurred during 1957.