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The cases were spread throughout the year as follows
First Quarter 1
Second Quarter 2
Third Quarter 4
Fourth Quarter 9
16
Eleven males suffered from the disease compared with 5 females
and eleven of the cases occurred in children under the age of 14
years.
Food Poisoning
There was a reduction of 12 in the number of cases of Food
Poisoning notified. 40 cases compared with 52 in 1958.
The cases were distributed throughout the year as follows :
First Quarter 9
Second Quarter 14
Third Quarter 14
Fourth Quarter 3
40
The agent was identified in 7 cases.
Salmonella Typhi-murium 5
Salmonella Kiambu 1
Salmonella Choierae-suis 1
In the remaining 33 cases notified the cause was unknown.
The cases occurred in different families scattered throughout
the Borough. In addition to the above mentioned cases which
were notified, an outbreak of food poisoning was brought to the
notice of the Public Health Department. On the 27th May the
secretary of a factory reported illness among 12 members of the
firm s staff which he attributed to food they had eaten in the
canteen run by the firm.
Each of the 12 complained of violent stomach pains followed
by diarrhoea, maximum duration of 7 hours. The food suspected was
the mid-day meal which consisted of roast beef, yorkshire pudding.