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Annual Return of Food Poisoning Notifications (continued)
Outbreaks (other than family outbreaks)of undiscovered causs:-
Total Outbreaks: 3 Total Cases: 102
Family Outbreaks of undiscovered cause:-
Total Outbreaks: 4 Total Cases: 7
Single Cases:-
Agent identified (Salmonella typhi-murium) 3
Unknown cause 6
Total cases:9
MEASLES,
Three hundred and eighteen notifications of Measles were
received during 1950, as compared with 302 in 1949.
POLIOMYELITIS
During the year, six notifications of Poliomyelitis were received,
only three of which were subsequently confirmed. One paralytic case
was discharged from hospital thirteen days after admission as being
completely recovered. The remaining two cases were of a non-paralytic
nature, and after receiving hospital treatment were discharged, and
have since been in good health.
SCARLET FEVER.
Fifty-five cases of Scarlet Fever received the attention of the
Department during 1950. an increase of eighteen over the notifications
for 1949.
SMALLPOX.
No case was notified to the Public Health Department as having
occurred within the Borough during the year. A number of contacts were
closely supervised, none of whom developed this disease.
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year, 75 new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 3
cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified. In addition, 46 new
cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 3 new cases of Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health through
other sources, making a total of 127 (Pulmonary - Males 66, Females 55;
Non-Pulmonary-Males 3, Females 3).