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Food Poisoning
There were nine notified cases of food poisoning during 1952.
The cases were scattered and seven occurred in the third quarter
of the year and the remaining two in the second quarter. Four
cases were confirmed as salmonella infections but in the remainder
no organism was isolated.
In one case a duck egg which was implicated was traced back
to a farm in a nearby district. It was subsequently learned that
the Medical Officer of Health of the district had traced 2 other
cases connected with the consumption of duck eggs from the same
farm.
Cancer of the Lung
In 1952 there were 57 deaths in the Borough from this
disease. Of these 46 were males as against 11 females. There
is some evidence to show that there is a relationship between
smoking and cancer of the lung but the exact nature of this
relationship is as yet unknown. In any case many years of
tobacco smoking are believed necessary before the responsible
factor can give rise to the disease. This might explain the
higher incidence of cancer of the lung amongst men; but in view
of increased smoking in recent years amongst women the incidence
of cancer of the lung amongst females may be expected to rise in
the course of years.
Deaths from Cancer of the Lung - 1952