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Whooping Cough.
There were 356 notified cases and 8 unnotified cases of pertussis
during the year. Of these, 17 were severe, 207 moderately severe
and 140 were mild cases. Only 3 of the cases were adults and there
were no deaths. The following complications were reported:
7 developed bronchitis, 3 partial collapse of a lung, and 3
developed gastro-enteritis.
Measles.
There were 460 notified cases and 1 unnotified case. Sixty-three
were admitted to hospital. Of all these cases, 6 were severely ill,
152 were of moderate severity and 303 were mild cases. The following
complications were reported:—
10 developed bronchitis, 2 broncho pneumonia, and 1 bronchitis
and emphysema.
There were no deaths.
Food Poisoning.
Twenty-eight sporadic cases were reported in the whole year.
None of these was serious and all made an uneventful recovery. In
one case the agent was identified as Salmonella Enteritidis (Variety
Jena). In no other case was the origin of the infection known for
certain.
Gastro-enteritis—under 2 years.
Twenty-four cases were notified and 21 of these were admitted
to hospital and made a good recovery. Three of the cases had very
severe symptoms, 14 moderately severe, and 7 only mild symptoms.
There were, unfortunately, two deaths of infants in a residential
nursery who, although their home addresses were in the borough,
had not lived here for some time. These two cases were unnotified.
Gastro-enteritis—over 2 years.
Ten cases were brought to the notice of the department. One
of these was severely ill but all made an uneventful recovery.
Scabies.
Ten cases were notified.