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These figures show that no Leyton resident has died from
diphtheria during the last five years, and that during the whole of
that period only six persons have been notified to be suffering from
the disease. The last case notified (in 1951) was a very mild
infection in a girl who had never been immunised.
Information regarding immunisation against diphtheria is to
be found on page 108.
DYSENTERY.
Fourteen cases were notified. Ten cases were admitted to
hospital.
ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS, INFECTIVE.
No cases were notified.
ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS, POST INFECTIOUS.
One case was notified and removed to hospital.
ERYSIPELAS.
Sixty-seven cases were notified, of which three were admitted
to hospital.
FOOD POISONING—1952.
There were 20 persons notified during the year to be suffering
from food poisoning. Of the 20 cases, 12 were single and apparently
sporadic, four occurred in a hospital and are combined to form one
"outbreak"; and four occurred in one "family outbreak."