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Walthamstow 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS
No notifications were received.
BACILLARY DYSENTERY
The low total of notifications in 1952 is in contrast with the
159 notifications of the previous year. The nine notifications are
analysed below in months and wards:—
February 5 October 3
May 1
Hale End 8 Higham Hill 1
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Two cases were reported and in neither case was vision
impaired.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA
The total of notifications rose from 43 in 1951 to 73 in 1952,
but chiefly because of the operation of the new regulations in
August, 1951. The new regulations, which make more cases
notifiable, were therefore in operation for the whole of 1952, as
compared with seven months in 1951.
SMALLPOX
No notifications were received.
ENTERIC FEVER
Three cases of enteric fever were notified, one of typhoid and two of para-typhoid "B" The latter were both in young children and within a month of each other, but one was phage type " 1 " whilst the other was "untypable."
| No. | Sex | Age | Ward | Date Notified | Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. | 41 | H.H. | 10.1.52 from hospital. | Untypable. | Recovered. Onset before Christmas. No food away from home. |
| 2 | F. | 4i | Hi. | 26.7.52 | Paratyphoid 'B' Type 1. | Recovered. Had been on holiday on south coast. |
| 3 | M. | 4 | St. J. | 28.8.52 from hospital. | Paratyphoid 'B' Untypable. | Recovered. Had taken food at a forest kiosk. |