[Report 1942-1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunstable Borough.

  • Dunstable (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1942-1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunstable Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the incidence for the last ten years: 1936 ... 7 1937 ... 10 1938 ... 32 1939 ... 18 1940 ... 15 1941 ... 38 1942 ... 59 1943 ... 65 1944 ... 40 1945 ... 32 [d] Diphtheria.—The following table shows the number of cases of Diphtheria which have occurred during the last ten years:— 1936 ... 36 1937 ... 23 1938 ... 8 1939 ... 8 1940 ... 9 During 1942, 1943, 1944 an^ the disease were discovered :— 1942 1943 ... 1944 ... ... ... 1945 1941 ... 9 1942 ... 6 1943 ... 9 1944 ... 2 1945 ... 0 1945, the following carriers of 1 0 0 0 There have been no deaths from the disease since the year 1937. Case-rate for England and Wales. The case-rate for 1942 was 0-35 per 1,000 1-05 „ 1943 „ 0-54 „ 1,000 0-88 „ 1944 „ 0-12 „ 1,000 0-02 „ 1945 ,, 0-00 „ 1,000 0-46 Diphtheria Prophylaxis.—The following table shows the number of children who completed immunisation treatment during the three years :— Under Between 5 and 15 5 years. years. T otal. 1942 325 352 677 1943 303 210 413 1944 172 163 335 1945 293 92 385
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