[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Tamworth R.D.C.

  • Tamworth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Tamworth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Comparative Rates of Notification of Infectious Disease 1952 (provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns) CORRECTED Notifications Tamworth R.D. England and Wales 160 County 3oroughs& great towns (including London) 160 Smaller Towns (Res¬ ident Popul¬ ation 25000- 50000 at 1951 Census) London Adminis¬ trative County Typhoid Fever 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Paratyphoid Fever 0.12 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.01 Meningococcal Infection 0.06 0.03 0.03 0 03 0.02 Scarlet Fever 1.68 1.53 1.75 1.58 1.56 Whooping Cough 2.12 2.61 2.74 2.57 1.66 Diphtheria 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 Erysipelas 0.18 0.14 0.15 0.12 0.14 Smallpox 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 00 — Measles 9.67 8.86 10.11 8.49 9.23 Pneumonia 0.81 0.72 0.80 0.62 0.57 Acute Poliomyelitis (including polio¬ encephalitis) Paralytic Non-paralytic 0.06 0.06 006 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.06 0.02 • 0.06 0.03 Food Poisoning 0.49 0.13 0.16 0.11 0.18 Puerperal Pyrexia 0.00 17.87(a) 23.94(a) 10.22(a) 30.77(a) [ (a) per 1,000 total (live and still) births]