[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham City Council
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    41 and four staff were excluded after being found to be positive. Though the outbreak was mild the nursery was closed to new admissions for 2 months. In May an outbreak at Dowson Nursery affected twenty children, eighteen being in the age group 2-5 years ; two staff were also infected. Of the family contacts only one parent was found to be positive. The symptoms in each case were mild and the nursery opened for new admissions 2 weeks after the occurrence of the first case. The outbreak at Heathcoat Street Nursery started in November. Of the eighteen affected children only one was over 2 years of age. Three members of the staff were also infected, as were ten members of the children’s families. It was con¬ sidered that the infection was brought into the nursery by a child whose grandfather had been ill with dysentery. The nursery was still closed for new admissions at the end of the year. Infectious Diseases. The following required quarantine measures :— Sonne Dysentery 73 Mumps 19 Measles 5 Whooping Cough 11 German Measles 2 Scarlet Fever 3 Chicken Pox 33 Food Poisoning 2 Attendances. In spite of a decrease in the number in the 0-6 months age group, the total attendance of 62,639 was higher by 2,740 than in 1953, an increase of 4*3%. Average daily attendance Age Groups 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 0 — 6 months 1 89 92 14 15 11 6 months — 2 years / 71 73 86 2 — 5 years . . 172 168 164 165 168 Total 261 260 249 253 265 Percentage total places . . 76-9% 76-6% 73-2% 73-2% 74-8%