[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton].

  • Surbiton (Surrey, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1956]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES DURING THE YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1946 TO 1955. ] 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Diphtheria 15 - - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever 38 31 39 95 87 53 76 84 45 38 Enteric Fever - - - - - - - - - - Paratyphoid Fever - - - - - 1 - - 9 - Puerperal Pyrexia 6 - 2 - 1 4 4 3 1 1 Pheumonia 17 16 16 15 11 19 12 34 14 19 Erysipelas 5 4 5 2 5 2 5 6 4 3 Poliomyelitis - 19 2 5 8 2 2 3 2 8 Encephalitis Lethargica - 1 - 1 - - - - - - Meningococcal Infection 1 5 - - 1 6 4 1 2 2 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 - 2 - - - - 2 - - Dysentery 4 - 1 - 140 62 - 10 12 25 Malaria - - - - - - - - - 1 Food Poisoning - - - 8 9 11 11 11 5 4 Measles 429 170 591 601 342 1,069 538 790 114 998 Whooping Cough 48 108 157 102 176 163 204 139 41 70 Totals 565 354 815 829 780 1,392 856 1,083 249 1,169 MEASLES The year 1955 showed a great increase of measles, but the incidence of this disease does, however, occur in waves. 9.