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from which she returned to this country on 11th July. She
became ill on 12th July but a final diagnosis was not made until
19th August. On investigation it seemed likely that the disease
was contracted at one of the Mediterranean Ports which was
visited during the cruise.
Cases Nos. 2 and 3.
These two cases occurred in the same family, the patients
being the mother and son.
The family had been on holiday at the seaside. Shellfish,
gathered by the family from the beach, had been eaten.
From information received it appeared that this was a
prohibited area and it is assumed that the shellfish were the
source of infection.
Bacteriological examinations were made of the rest of the
family and the results proved to be negative.
Case No. 4.
This was an Indian student who had arrived in this country
2½ years previously from Calcutta. He had been inoculated
against Typhoid Fever in 1949. The case history provided no
evidence as to where the infection had been acquired.
Case No. 5.
The patient, a girl of 18 years, a laboratory worker, was
admitted to hospital as suffering from Gastro-Enteritis. The
final diagnosis was one of Typhoid Fever.
Para-Typhoid Fever.
Information was received of an outbreak of Para-Typhoid Fever
among cadets in an Army Cadet Camp.
Twenty persons normally resident in the Borough of Hendon
attended the camp and were, therefore, regarded as contacts. They
were kept under observation and no case occurred amongst the
contacts in this district.
Scarlet Fever.
There was an increase in the number of cases of Scarlet Fever
notified during the year, 216 cases being notified compared with
147 in 1951.
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