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Poliomyelitis.
During the year 16 confirmed cases of Poliomyelitis (10 Paralytic, 6
Non-Paralytic) occurred in the Borough. Notifications were received in
February (1), March (1), July (1), August (10), September (1), and October (2).
In addition to the above cases an Edmonton resident (female aged 32 years)
temporarily resident in the North of England, died from this disease in
September, 1952.
3 cases were notified in 1951.
The following table gives the age, 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 Hospital.
This remark applies more particularly to the infections associated with
parturition and includes puerperal pyrexia and ophthalmia neonatorum.