[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts (Bangor City, Conway Borough, Bethesda U.D.C., Betws y Coed U.D.C., Llandudno U.D.C., Llanfairfechan U.D.C., Penmaenmawr U.D.C., Nant Conway R.D.C., Ogwen R.D.C., Caernarvon Borough, Pwllheli Borough, Criccieth U.D.C., Portmadoc U.D.C., Gwyrfai R.D.C., Lleyn R.D.C.).

  • Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts (Bangor City, Conway Borough, Bethesda U.D.C., Betws y Coed U.D.C., Llandudno U.D.C., Llanfairfechan U.D.C., Penmaenmawr U.D.C., Nant Conway R.D.C., Ogwen R.D.C., Caernarvon Borough, Pwllheli Borough, Criccieth U.D.C., Portmadoc U.D.C., Gwyrfai R.D.C., Lleyn R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    number of Measles cases reported which numbered 981. Other infectious diseases notified were: 16 Scarlet Fever; 69 Whoo-ping Cough; 19 Pneumonia; 9 Puerperal Pyrexia; 21 Dysentery; 2 Erysipelas and 2 Meningitis. Table A” below shows the number of male and female cases of Scarlet Fever, Measles and Whooping Cough notified, divided into different age groups. Table B” gives the case rates per 1,000 of the population for 1964 and 1963 of certain infectious diseases for the Northern Area compared with those for England and Wales. TABLE “A” Number of Cases in Age Groups of Scarlet Fever, Measles and Whooping Cough. Age Group Number of Cases Scarlet Fever M | F 1 Measles M | F I Whoopint | M 7 Cough F Under 1 Year 17 18 4 1 4 1 Year — 54 45 1 ; 3 -i 3 2 Years — 45 53 6 I 4 3 Years 2 84 85 1 4 5 4 Years 1 3 62 54 1 2 _ 1 5-9 Years 5 3 210 186 I ii -i 13 10-14 Years 1 1 18 21 2 _ 2 15-24 Years — 5 8 _ 1 1 i 1 Age Unknown — , 7 7 1 ] 3 - TOTAL'S 7 9 502 479 1 35 34 TABLE “B” Case Rates per 1,000 of the population 1964 and 1963 1964 1963 Northern England Northern England Disease Division & Wales Division & Wales Enteric Fever (incl. Paratyphoid) 0.00 0.007 0.00 0.01 Scarlet Fever 0.25 0.42 0.18 0.37 Whooping Cough 1.07 0.67 0.30 0.73 Measles 15.31 6.47 6.74 12.78 Poliomyelitis 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Dysentery 0.33 0.42 1.52 0.67 Food Poisoning 0.00 0.11 0.00 0.12 Erysipelas 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.03 Pneumonia 0.29 0.11 0.27 0.30