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Walthamstow 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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In two other nearby areas, there were also considerable outbreaks
totalling 128 and 148 respectively.
Dysentery became notifiable in 1932 and in the twenty-seven
years up to and including 1958, there were 1,108 notifications, an
average of forty-one per annum. The large majority of cases were
in the age groups 1-5 years and 5-15 years, i.e., 328 and 358
respectively. In only four years were there no cases notified, and
since the War, there has been a considerably increased incidence,
the years and incidence being as follows :—
Year No. of Cases
1951 159
1953 84
1954 159
1958 230
POLIOMYELITIS
Two cases of poliomyelitis were notified during 1958, both paralytic, but did not need hospital treatment. Details are set out in the following table :—
| Age | Sex | Ward | School | Onset | Date Notified | Condition on follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | M | HE | McEntee Technical | ? | 14.4.58 | Notified from Outpatients, Con-naught Hospital, after infection period over. Received physiotherapy for dropped foot. |
| 10 | M | HH | Blackhorse Junior | ? | 19.9.58 | Notified after poliomyelitis injection. Paresis left arm fully recovered. |
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION
One case was notified but not confirmed at hospital.
ACUTE INFECTIVE ENCEPHALITIS OR POST INFECTIOUS
ENCEPHALITIS
M. one year. James Street Ward. Notified and confirmed as
Encephalitis and Chicken Pox. Discharged recovered.
PARATYPHOID AND TYPHOID FEVER
One case was notified but not confirmed.