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Enfield 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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SMALLPOX VACCINATION
1,087 persons received primary vaccination and 128 re-vaccination.
POLIOMYELITIS AND ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS.
During the course of the year, 4 cases of poliomyelitis occurred
in the Borough. Of these 2 were males aged 30 years and 14 years
and 2 were females aged 24 years and 4 months.
All these cases were paralytic type, but none proved fatal.
None of the patients had been immunised.
FOOD POISONING
Of the 12 cases of food poisoning which were notified during
the year, all were single cases, due to Salmonella Organisms.
SONNE DYSENTERY
The incidence of mild dysentery due to Shigella Sonnei, showed
a marked decrease on last year's figure, 10 cases as against 100 for
the previous year, but this is an infection which is likely to vary considerably
in incidence, especially as its spread is so easily encouraged
by careless personal hygiene.
TUBERCULOSIS.

Table: The following table gives particulars of the ages of the new cases notified and deaths from this disease during the year.

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 FormsRespiratory.Other Forms
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Under 1---_-----
1 to 5--------
5 to 1012------
10 to 15-3------
15 to 20121----
20 to 252112---—
25 to 3533-2-----
35 to 4591-1-——1
45 to 554—113——1
55 to 654—--——--
65 and upwards45—24———
Totals2817387—-2