View report page

staff of a large restaurant came under suspicion. A very largo
number of samples of blood and excreta were submitted to examination
and several carriers were detected and isolated. The assistance of
Dr. Bamforth of the Ministry's Emergency Laboratory at Richmond was
of great value in dealing with this outbreak. It was quickly brought
under control and a detailed report was submitted in due course to the
Ministry of Health. One patient, a girl aged eight years, has
remained a persistent carrier of paratyphoid bacilli.
Food Poisoning.- This became a notifiable disease on 3rd October,
1939. Tour notifications were received during the year. These were
all members of one family.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.- Twelve cases of this disease were
notified. All the patients were treated in hospital. There wore
three deaths.
Erysipelas. - Notifications were received in respect of eleven
cases of erysipelas. Four patients were treated in Hospital.
Puerperal Pyrexia.- Six cases of puerperal pyrexia were
notified. Four of these patients were removed to Hospital.
There was no death from puerperal sepsis amongst the six
patients notified under the Regulations.
Measles.- Fifty-six cases of measles were notified. Eleven
of these were removed to hospital. There were no deaths,
Whoeping Cough.- There were only ten cases of this disease
notified in 1940. Two cases were treated in hospital. There wore
no deaths.
13.