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VI. PREVALENCE OF MP CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES.
Notifications.
A total of 2,448 notifications of cases of infectious
disease were received during the year as compared with
1,321 in 1950 (an increase due to measles). Table 11 on
page 62 shows details of the notifications received,
together with age groups. The diagnosis was not confirmed
in 14 of the above notifications.
A list of the diseases notifiable in the County of
London is shown in Table 12 on page 63.,
Diphtheria.
Three notifications were received, but the diagnosis
was not confirmed in any of the cases. The number of
children immunised at L.C.C. clinics was 1,499, 1,037 being
under five years of age. 900 children were given a reinforcing
injection.
A supply of anti-toxin is kept in the Department for
use by general practitioners in emergency cases. 275 swabs
were forwarded by general practitioners to Mile End Group
Laboratory, where bacteriological examinations are carried
out on behalf of the Borough Council.
Dysentery.
222 notifications were received during the year, as
compared with 19 the previous year. The diagnosis was not
confirmed in six of the above notifications.
Food Poisoning.
There were no outbreaks of food poisoning, but 7
individual cases of suspected food poisoning were notified.
In four cases a salmonella organism was isolated from the
patients' stools. In no case was the source of infection
traced to any particular article of food, It should be
pointed out that the number of cases notified does not
reflect the incidence of food poisoning, for many other
persons affected do not consult a doctor and are consequently
hot notified.
Measles.
Notifications for the year amounted to 1,459, the
highest since the disease became notifiable. The incidence