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Diphtheria:
No actual cases of Diphtheria occurred in the borough in 1963.
However, during the last quarter of the year 8 schoolchildren became
contacts of a confirmed case. Nose and throat swabs were taken from
these 8 children and from their family contacts. All the swabs were
negative and none of the contacts (direct or indirect) developed the
disease.
Dysentery:
There were 318 notified cases. 236 were clinical cases with
positive stools; 52 were clinical cases with negative stools, and 30
were symptomless excretors who were contacts of clinical cases.
Out of the total of 318 notified cases,only 23 had to be admitted
to hospital. There were no deaths.
Encephalitis:
No cases were reported in 1963. (The case recorded in the above table
occurred in the last days of 1962, but was not notified until January 1963).
Enteric Fever (Typhoid):
In March, a resident of the Borough was taken seriously ill with
typhoid whilst on holiday abroad. He has been kept under supervision
since his return to Finsbury, and all bacteriological specimens taken
so far have been negative for typhoid bacilli.
In May, 5 borough residents became contacts of a confirmed case
of typhoid (a merchant seaman who developed the disease in Ceylon).
All 5 contacts were kept under supervision - they all remained well and
all bacteriological tests were negative.
Enteric Fever (PARA typhoid)
There were no cases or contacts.
Erysipelas:
Of the 7 cases notified, one was withdrawn leaving a final total
of 6. All were mild cases and made satisfactory progress.
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