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Finsbury 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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All AgesUnder 1 yr1-4 yrs5-14 yrs15-24 yrs25-44 yrs45-64 yrs65 -Cases treated in Hosp
Scabies19-1573-31
Scarlet Fever17-7811--7
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)21--12864-
Tuberculosis (Other forms)2--11----
Whooping Cough151104----2
Total426321441093052372283

DIPHTHERIA:
No cases or contacts were reported.

DYSENTERY: There w ere 43 cases of which 15 were moderately severe, 25 were mild and 3 were symptomless excretors. The clinical and bacteriological findings were as follows:-

Clinical cases with negative stools18
Clinical casee with positive stools(Sonne 21
(Flexner 1
Symptomless excretors - All 3 cases were of Sonne

ENCEPHALITIS (Acute):
There was one case in a male child aged a year and eight months.
This illness occurred suddenly and the child became seriously ill and
was admitted to hospital where he died two days later. No contacts developed
the disease.
A female, aged 40, not connected with the case already mentioned,
developed a post-encephalitis syndrome and recovered without incident.
No known cases occurred amongst her contacts. This information was
received after discharge from hospital.
ENTERIC FEVER (Typhoid)
There were 10 contacts, all of which were persons returning from
holiday abroad. No cases occurred.
ENTERIC FEVER (Paratyphoid)
No cases or contacts were reported.
ERYSIPELAS:
There were 4 cases 2 of which were facial and 2 were leg infections.
1 case was moderately severe and the other 3 were mild. One was
removed to hospital. All made a satisfactory recovery.
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