[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Meriden R.D.C.
- Meriden (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1955
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Meriden R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Total number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the year 1955. Notifiable Disease (Con At all ages Nur nparat. Un¬ der 1 nber ive fig] at A 1-5 of Ca ares fo ^ges - 5-15 ses N r 1954 - Yea 15-25 lotifiec in par rs 25-45 1. enthe< 45-65 sis) 65 and up- w’ds. Total cases re¬ moved to Hospital Total Deaths Measles . 705 (155) 12 282 395 12 4 — — — — Whooping Cough .... 57 (173) 5 29 21 2 — 1 — Diphtheria. (-) — — — Erysipelas . 3 (3) — — — 1 2 1 — Enteric Fever . (-) — — — — — — — Scarlet Fever . 28 (20) — 8 19 1 — — — 1 — Pneumonia . 40 (22) 1 4 3 1 5 17 9 2 19 Malaria . (-) — — — — — — — Dysentery . 60 (8) — 11 29 11 6 3 — 3 — Puerperal Pyrexia .... Meningococcal 73 (97) 47 26 71 Infection . Acute Poliomyelitis : 1 (1) 1 1 Paralytic . 6 (-) ■— 1 2 1 2 — 4 — Non-paralytic .... 3 (-) — 1 1 1 — 3 — Acute Infective Encephalitis .... (-) — — — — Encephalitis Lethargica . (-) — — Ophthalmia Neonatorum .... 7 (14) 7 — — — — 3 — Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 31 (34) — — 1 6 16 5 3 18 5 Other forms of Tuberculosis . 5 (11) — — — — 4 1 — 4 — Food Poisoning .... 11 (19) 2 2 2 3 2 1 Totals. 1030 (557) 27 339 471 82 69 30 12 113 24](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29796945_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
