[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Age Group Males Females Under 1 . . 5 1 1-3 36 27 3-5 80 64 5-10 163 132 10-15 9 11 15-25 2 3 25 years and over .. 1 1 296 239 Total .. 535 Whooping Cough.—The age groups and sexes of the 78 cases notified were;— Age Groups Males Females Under 1 . . 2 2 1-3 7 10 3-5 11 14 5-10 16 12 10-15 1 1 25 years and over .. — 2 37 41 Total .. 78 Ophthalmia Neonatorum. —There was no resultant impairment of sight in the one case notified. Puerperal Pyrexia.—The causes in the four cases notified were reported to be: Mastitis Retained products Cause unknown . . Sonne Dysentery.—Between January and November five cases were notified. Sporadic cases of this disease have always occurred, but in the last year or two its prevalence has become more widespread and more persistent up and down the country. From December, 1950, up to the time of writing, some 200 cases have been notified. An outbreak of this disease occurred in the Princes Park Day Nursery at the end of December. Of the 52 children in attendance, 42 were found to have positive faeces, 8 were negative and 2 left before specimens could be obtained. In addition, 2 new admissions were subsequently affected. Out of 14 members of the staff, 2 were affected. The Nursery remained open and beyond the 2 children referred to above, who were taken in for special reasons, new admissions were suspended until the outbreak had been cleared up. Regular and frequent examinations were carried out of the children and staff
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