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Diphtheria
No case of diphtheria occurred in the Borough in 1962.
Poliomyelitis
The benefits of vaccination against poliomyelitis are reflected in the greatly reduced
incidence of this disease. For the third year' running there has been no notified case
amongst Tottenham residents.
Acute Encephalitis
There were four cases of acute infective encephalitis notified in 1962 and one case
of post-infectious encephalitis following whooping cough occurred in a boy aged 4 months
Meningococcal Infection
There was one notification of meningococcal infection which occurred in a girl aged
1 year.
Smallpox
No case of smallpox occurred in the Borough in 1962.
Typhoid Fever
The one case of typhoid fever which occurred related to a young Italian woman who
was admitted to hospital five days after arrival in this country from Sicily.
Scarlet Fever
The incidence of scarlet fever remained about the average expected in recent years
There were 58 notified cases and the disease continued to be of the mild type with few
complications and no deaths.
Measles
The incidence of this disease continues to have its biennial cycle, 1962 being a
year of low incidence. There were 296 notifications compared with 1,722 in the previous
year. No deaths arose from this cause.