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DYSENTERY
50 cases wore notified during the year of the Sonne type, and
investigation failed to reveal the cause of infection.
CEREBRO SPINAL FEVER
11 cases were notified during the year. These cases were carefully
investigated and precautions taken to prevent the spread of infection.
2 deaths took place.
PUERPERAL PYREXTA AND OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
These are referred to later on under the heading of Maternity &
Child Welfare.
FOOD POISONING
No cases were notified during the year.
PNEUMONIA
84 cases were notified during the year.
DIARRHOEA AND ENTERITIS UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE
The death rate per 1,000 live births for London was 10.4 whilst that
for Edmonton was 7.29 as compared with 8.6 and 8.23 respectively last
year.
IMMUNISATION.
DIPHTHERIA
During the year, 3415 appointments were made - 2671 children
completed treatment under the Council's arrangements; of these 1509
wore under 5 years of age. 68 children were Schick tested. In
1942, 3000 children completed immunisation treatment.
MEASLES
Measles Immune Globulin was issued to general practitioners.
2 x 2 c.cs. were issued during the year.
WHOOPING COUGH
Edmonton children are immunised against Whooping Cough. The
material used is 'Vaccine A', and during the year, 1003 appointments
wore made for this treatment - 641 children completed treatment.
The following table gives the ago, incidence,etc. of those suffering
from notifiable diseases, excluding tuberculosis which is dealt with
separately.
It must be noted that the figures in the second column 'No.removed
to hospital') includes those already under treatment at a hospital,
for instance, the North Middlesex County Hospital.
This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated
with parturition and includes puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.