Helminth infestations in immigrant children.

Abstract

tory, Guildford, for his help during the initial outbreak at Factory A; Dr. T. D. Blott, Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford and Maldon U.D.C., for his most helpful cooperation during the investigation of outbreaks at Factory B ; and Miss Barbara Wall, F.I.M.L.T., for technical assistance. Finally, we should like to thank the management, who were always most helpful and cooperative throughout the investigation.

Survey of Intestinal Pathogens from Immigrant Children

“…HELMINTHS Using a simple concentration method on a single specimen, we obtained a crude infestation rate of 37%, roughly twice that found in a comparable survey in the City of Bradford. There the infestation rate in 1,317 children was 18X6%, based on the microscopical examination of an unconcentrated faecal smear (Archer et al, 1965). By comparison our figure of 37% is surprisingly high, and as examination of a single specimen must be regarded only as putting a lower limit on the number infested, a more thorough search would doubtless have yielded more positives.…”

Aerosol Hazards from Some Clinical Laboratory Apparatus

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Archer et al, 1965). By comparison our figure of 37% is surprisingly high, and as examination of a single specimen must be regarded only as putting a lower limit on the number infested, a more thorough search would doubtless have yielded more positives.

The various regions covered by our survey contributed roughly equal numbers of boys and girls with the single exception of Pakistan, where boys outnumbered girls by five to one.

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“…The possibility of medical and surgical manifestations of infestation must be constantly in mind when dealing with these children. Secondly, as has been pointed out by Buckley and Pester (1965) and by Archer et al (1965), there is a risk of transmission of helminths in this country, and the large number of children infested constitute a substantial reservoir. These authors give five instances where transmission has taken place to children who have never been abroad-three cases of hookworm, one case of hymenolepis, and one case of ascaris-and it must be assumed that other unrecognized instances exist.…”

Health of Immigrants [Abridged]

“…Country children are more often worminfested than town children, the overall rate being one in five (Archer et al 1965). Most have no symptoms but treatment is given on the presumption that any worm is detrimental to health.…”