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Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever
Enteric Fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) in Camberwell
is mainly sporadic.
These sporadic cases are probably due to "carriers" of the
B. typhous or Paratyphous.
During 1933, 4 cases of typhoid and 7 of paratyphoid were
notified. Ten of these patients were treated in hospital.
An endeavour is made in every reported case to trace the
source of infection, and in respect of 4 cases of paratyphoid which
occurred in November of the year under review, investigations were
made with a view of discovering a possible common source of
infection, but without success.
One notified case of typhoid died. The certified cause of
death was given as:—
1.(a) Streptococcal septicaemia.
(b) Septic Tonsil.
(c) Typhoid superimposed.
The particulars of each notified case appears in the following table:—
| Sex. | Age. | Date of notification. | Notified as. | Result of bacteriological examination after admission to Hospital or treated at home. Organisms found. | Source of infection. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | 15 | 14/3/33 | Enteric | Positive | Not traced |
| *M. | 21 | 31/3/33 | Paratyphoid | Negative | Not traced |
| M. | 25 | 13/5/33 | Paratyphoid | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
| †M. | 37 | 15/7/33 | Enteric | Diagnosis not confirmed | Not traced |
| ††F. | 7 | 12/8/33 | Enteric | No bacteriological examation | Not traced |
| M. | 20 | 18/10/33 | Paratyphoid | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
| F. | 18 | 23/11/33 | Enteric | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
| F. | 21 | 25/11/33 | Paratyphoid | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
| M. | 15 | 25/11/33 | Paratyphoid | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
| M. | 17 | 28/11/33 | Paratyphoid | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
| F. | 21 | 1/12/33 | Paratyphoid | Pos.(Para. B.) | Not traced |
* Not regarded as Paratyphoid.
† Died.
†† Patient treated at home.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Ten cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis were notified during
the year, and 4 deaths were certified to be due to this disease.