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5.
Enteric Fever
No cases of typhoid or paratyphoid fever arose in 19
Food Poisoning
There were 1+ notified cases of food poisoning in 1964, and one other case came
to the notice of the department. The organisms were identified in four instances as
follows:-
s. st. paul, s. london, s. reading and cl.welchii.
Diphtheria
There was again no notification of this disease. There have been only 3 cases
in the Borough during the past 10 years, the last case occurring in 1961.
Public Health Laboratory
The following is a summary of work carried out for Tottenham by the laboratory
service
RECORD OF EXAMINATIONS
Nose, Throat, Ear, Eye and Nasal Swabs:- Total Specimens 39
Negative 39
Faeces:- Total Specimens 388
Shigella 70
Salmonella typhi murium 6
" reading 1
" brandenburg 1
" st. paul 6
" london 2
01. welchii 4
Negative 298
Urine:- Total Specimens 2
Negative 2
Sputum:- Total Specimens 3
Negative 3
Ice-cream Samples:- Total Specimens 20
Provisional Grade 1 20
Other Food Samples:- Total Specimens 3
Negative 3
Swimming Bath Water Samples:- Total Specimens 10
Positive non-faecal b. coli 1
Negative
Water Samples from flooded cellars:- Total Specimens 2
Positive faecal and non-faecal b. coli 2
Negative 0
Total Number of Specimens
Staff Medical Examinations
Three of the 87 candidates medically examined during the year before appointment;
to the staff, failed to pass the examination, for the following reasons:-
M'itral stenosis 1
Arthritis 1
Psychoneurosis 1