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Enfield 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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At this time similar incidents were reported by the Public
Health Laboratory, all connected with cooked meats supplied by
the same manufacturer. It was reported that an employee at the
meat manufacturer's premises was found to have a sore on his
hand affected by staphyloccoci of the same type as that isolated
in the Enfield incident. The factory was closed for a short period
to enable thorough cleansing, disinfection, and other measures
to be carried out.
SONNE DYSENTERY
The incidence of mild dysentery due to Shigella Sonnei, showed
a considerable increase on last year's figure, 135 cases as against
9 for the previous year, but this is an infection which is likely to
occur in great numbers at times, especially as its spread is so easily
encouraged by careless personal hygiene.
The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified and deaths from this disease during the year.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Other Forms | Respiratory. | Other Forms | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 to 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 to 25 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 to 35 | 6 | 10 | — | _ | 1 | — | — | — |
| 35 to 45 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 to 55 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 55 to 65 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 33 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
No. of cases transferred into the District from other areas :
Respiratory 40
Other Forms 2
42
No. of cases restored to Register during the year:—
Respiratory 4
Other Forms —
4