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Food Poisoning.
Twenty three notifications of Food Poisoning were
received during 1953.
The cases were distributed throughout the year as
follows:-
First Quarter Second Quarter. Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
3 10 7 3
In seven cases the cause of the infection was
unknown and the agent was identified in sixteen.
Cl. Welchii 1
Shigella Sonnei 1
Salmonella Typhi Murium 13
Salmonella Oranienburg 1
Of the twenty three cases, nine occurred in three
families the others being single cases spread throughout
the Borough.
Poliomyelitis.
There was an increase in the number of cases of
Poliomyelitis, nineteen cases being notified compared
with eighteen in 1952.
The cases were spread throughout the year as follows:January
3; April 1; May 2; June 3; July 4; August 3;
September 2; November 1.
Eleven of the cases occurred in the age group 0 -10
years, the ages of the remainder ranging from 13 - 36
years.
Of the nineteen cases notified thirteen were
Paralytic and six Non-Paralytic.
Details of the cases are given in the following
table:-
20