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Attendances
Total number of attendances 22,871
New Cases
(a) Having full examination 2,456
(b) Having miniature X-ray only 2,505 4,961
No. of new cases found to be tuberculous 98
No. of new contacts seen 831
No. of new contacts found to be tuberculous 19

Poliomyelitis
Six cases of poliomyelitis were notified during the year although only four were domiciled
in the Borough. Notification of the other two cases were accepted as the diagnosis was made
after admission to St. Ann's Hospital.
Of the four, three were of the paralytic type and one non paralytic.
The two cases from outside the borough who were admitted to St. Ann's Hospital were of
the paralytic type.
Another child of 4½ months who moved into the borough from a neighbouring borough was
found to be a carrier of polio virus type 1. A period of five months elapsed before faeces from
this baby were clear of the virus.
Encephalitis
There were two notified cases of acute infective encephalitis in boys aged 11 years and 14
months and a post infectious case in a youth aged 18 years who had been suffering from
streptococcal tonsillitis.
Typhoid Fever
A case of typhoid fever was notified in the year in a boy aged 12 years. Upon investigation
it was found that the boy had been on holiday with his family in Spain twelve days prior to onset
of his illness and it is likely that the disease was contracted there. No other members of the
family were affected.
The boy was 46 days in hospital and made a satisfactory recovery.
Paratyphoid Fever
Two cases of paratyphoid fever "B" were notified but in neither case was it possible to
identify the source of infection.