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During the last thirteen weeks of 1953 and the first thirteen
weeks of 1954, there was an average of thirty three cases in each
of these quarters, i.e., as reported by the Education Welfare (School
Attendance) Officers. At seven school departments there were
five cases or more.
"GASTRIC" INFLUENZA OR
EPIDEMIC NAUSEA AND VOMITING
Four schools were involved with three staff and twenty-four
children affected. Visits were paid by the Medical and Sanitary
Staffs and rectal swabs were taken in some cases to exclude the
possibility of food poisoning. In each instance the incidence
terminated in a few days.

MALARIA
Two cases were notified during the year. Both were ex-Ser
vice men who had resided abroad and had had previous attacks.
ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS AND
POLIOENCEPHALITIS
Seven cases were removed to hospital for observation but no
case was confirmed. The incidence was singularly light in the
South West Essex County Boroughs and Boroughs. Three other
Boroughs recorded no notifications.

No case of post infectious encephalitis was notified.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Five cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified but in no
case was vision impaired.