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Enteric Fever (ii) Paratyphoid
There were no cases or contacts.
Meningococcal Infection
There were no cases or contacts.
Post Infective Encephalitis
There was one notified case in a male aged 30, following an attack
of Influenza. He was seriously ill, but made a slow recovery with no
after effects.
Acute Poliomyelitis
There was one notified case of Paralytic Poliomelitis. This was
in a child of 4½ years. The paralysis affected the left side of the
face, left arm and left leg. She is making slow but satisfactory
progress.
Opthalmia Neonatorum
There were 7 notified cases. None was severe and all responded
to treatment.
Puerperal Pyrexia
There was one notified case, and 13 cases which developed in
hospital in non-borough residents. There were no deaths, and all made
satisfactory progress.
Erysipelas
There were three notified cases, all facial. 2 were moderately
severe and 1 was mild. 1 was removed to hospital. All responded to
treatment and recovered.
Scarlet Fever
There were 40 notified cases, 37 of these were very mild and 3
were moderately severe. 22 were removed to hospital. 1 case developed
the complication of right cervical adenitis, but all made a satisfactory
recovery.
Measles
There were 233 notified cases which is below the average. 126
were moderately severe and 107 were mild. 19 cases were removed to
hospital. All made satisfactory progress. Complications Bronchopneumonia
2. bronchitis 3.