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Typhoid Fever
At the end of the year a child, aged two years, was notified as
suffering from typhoid fever. The patient responded quickly to treatment
without complications. Detailed investigation failed to reveal the
source of this isolated case.
Para-typhoid Fever
Para-typhoid fever was diagnosed in an elderly woman who had a
previous history of the condition.
Zymotic Enteritis
There were 21 cases of Enteritis, a condition which is notifiable
in Southwark during the quarter July to September inclusive for children
under 5 years of age.
Pneunoiua
The 51 cases of Pneumonia which were notified was rather less than
the 70 notified during 1957 when Influenza was more prevalent.
Puerperal Pyrexia
All except one of the thirty notifications of Puerperal Pyrexia
were received from hospital.
Post Infectious Encaphalitis
Encaphalitis is a relatively rare complication of certain of the
infectious diseases. This condition developed with fatal results in a
child aged five years, who was suffering from Chicken Pox.
Scabies
Only the first case of Scabies in a household in any four-week
Period is notifiable in London and 19 such cases were so notified.