[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![INFECTIOUS DISEASES A measles epidemic occurred in 1952—the third year in succession. 1,458 cases were notified, giving a notification rate of 10.26 per 1,000 population. 183 cases of scarlet fever were notified but were ah of a mild nature. One case was confirmed as diphtheria—a new low record. There were 607 cases of whooping cough, as coinj^ared with 362 in 1951. Otherwise, the infectious disease figures call for little comment. * The coni])arative notification rates are given on the following pages.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927461_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
