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Ministry of Health:—
1. Local Authority: Walthamstow. Year: 1956.
2. Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected) Returned to R.G.
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
10 8 13 11 42
3. Outbreaks due to Identified Agents.
Total outbreaks—6. Total cases—14.
Outbreaks due to:—
(a) Chemical Poisons: Nil.
(b) Salmonella Organisms: 3.
(c) Staphylococci (including toxin): 2.
(d) Cl. botulinum: Nil.
(e) Other bacteria: Cl. welchii 1.
4. Outbrea\s of Undiscovered Cause'.
Total outbreaks—2. Total cases—6.
5. Single Cases.
Agents identified—14. Unknown cause—8. Total—22.
Salmonella Typhi Murium: 7.
Salmonella Enteriditis: 4.
Staphylococci: 2.
Cl. welchii: 1.
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION
Two cases were notified, but one was not confirmed. The other
one, F. l½ years, was removed to hospital and recovered.
DYSENTERY
Forty-nine cases were notified, and thirty-three were confirmed.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Four cases were notified, 2 M., 2 F. Three recovered but one
male died in hospital at four days old from ophthalmia neonatorum
and melaena neonatorum.
Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1927
Part-compensation continued to be paid in conjunction with an
adjoining authority to a chronic carrier, in order to prevent her
from following her occupation as a cook. The carrier is now 76
years old and for some years was employed by the other authority
as a convenience attendant. After retirement she claimed that she
was still physically fit and able to work as a cook. For this reason,
part-compensation continues to be paid.