Annual report on the Health and Medical Services of the State of Queensland for the year 1935-36.

  • Queensland. Department of Public Health
Date:
[1936]
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Credit: Annual report on the Health and Medical Services of the State of Queensland for the year 1935-36. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8 Communicable Diseases. The monthly incidence of infections diseases notified throughout the State is shown in the following tables. In addition, tables for the calendar year 1935 are furnished as hereunder— Communicable Diseases (Exclusive of Venereal Diseases)—1st July, 1935, to 30th June, 1936. (Metropolitan Area.) Diseases. Months. Totals. 1935. 1936. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. 1935-36. 1934-35. 1933-34. Anchylostomiasis Nil Nil- 1 Acute Anterior Polio- 2 2 7 5 mvelitis Anthrax Nil Nil Nil Biiharziasis Nil Nil Nil Cerebro-spina] Menin- Nil Nil Nil gitis (epidemic) Coastal Fever Nil Nil Nil Cholera, Asiatic Nil Nil Nil Diphtheria 63 52 38 37 46 39 32 47 60 72 52 56 594 637 778 Dysentery, Amoebic .. Nil Nil Nil Dysentery, Bacillary.. Nil Nil Nil Encephalitis lethargica Nil Nil 1 Filariasis Nil Nil Nil Leprosy Nil Nil Nil Malaria 1 1 2 3 1 Mossman Fever Nil Nil Nil Plague (Bubonic or Nil Nil Nil Oriental) Puerperal Fever 1 x 1 3 1 7 2 6 Puerperal PvTexia 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 Relapsing Fever Nil Nil Nil Sarina Fever .. Nil Nil Nil Scarlet Fever . . 35 52 44 62 36 36 30 27 24 35 25 43 449 251 175 Smallpox Nil Nil Nil Typhoid Fever (includes 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 11 20 42 Paratyphoid) Typhus Fever (all forms) Nil 1 1 Tuberculosis (all forms) 9 2 7 9 io 9 i4 ii i3 5 io 2 101 96 112 Weil’s Disease Nil Nil Nil Yellow Fever .. Nil Nil Nil Totals .. 107 106 93 109 94 86 81 88 100 115 88 103 1,170 1,018 1,083 1034-35 Totals 107 84 89 84 69 73 77 56 81 99 108 91 1,018 1933-34 Totals 89 80 86 77 55 101 79 88 93 116 119 100 * * 1,083 (Outside Areas). Diseases. Months. Totals. 1935. 1936. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. 1935-36. 1934-35. 1933-34. Anchylostomiasis 4 3 1 8 2 3 Acute Anterior Polio- 2 1 3 3 3 12 23 6 myelitis Anthrax Nil Nil 1 Biiharziasis Nil Nil NU Cerebro-spinal Menin- Nil Nil Nil gitis (Epidemic) 1 1 1 3 1 5 Coastal Fever 1 3 4 46 Nil Cholera, Asiatic % • Nil Nil Nil Diphtheria 75 46 53 52 59 43 39 40 63 77 92 133 772 555 927 Dysentery, Amcebic .. Nil Nil Nil 1 tvsenterv, Bacillary Nil 6 Nil Encephalitis lethargica 1 1 1 1 4 1 5 Filariasis Nil 1 Nil Leprosy 1 1 2 1 5 6 11 Malaria 3 2 2 2 1 2 12 20 990 Mossman Fever Nil 7 Nil Plague (Bubonic or Nil NU Nil Oriental) Puerperal Fever 1 i 2 2 1 1 Nil 8 7 14 Puerperal Pyrexia 1 i 1 2 1 Nil 6 7 5 Relapsing Fever 1 1 Nil NU Sarina Fever .. Nil Nil Nil Scarlet Fever .. 23 29 26 22 36 21 25 24 22 39 30 30 327 271 368 Smallpox Nil Nil Nil Typhoid Fever (includes Nil Nil Nil Paratyphoid) 2 2 1 3 6 3 i2 2 6 6 2 44 78 56 Typhus Fever (all forms) 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 2 3 14 34 10 1 Tuberculosis (all forms) 2 5 11 7 9 11 19 i2 4 i4 10 9 113 105 99 Weil’s Disease 19 1 3 23 6 Nil Yellow Fever .. Nil NU Nil Totals .. 129 95 99 90 112 82 90 94 104 140 143 198 1,376 1,152 2,491 1934-35 Totals 128 103 104 108 83 82 79 72 109 87 78 119 1,152 1,124 2,491