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Lewisham 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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58
SECTION F— PREVALENCE OF and CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
PRINCIPAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
The undermentioned diseases are notifiable by medical practitioners to the
Medical Officer of Health:—
Anthrax Ophthalmia neonatorum
Cholera Plague
Diphtheria Pneumonia, acute influenzal
Dysentery (bacillary or amoebic) Pneumonia, acute primary
Encephalitis, acute Poliomyelitis, acute
Enteric fever Puerperal pyrexia
Erysipelas Relapsing fever
Food poisoning Scabies
Glanders Scarlet fever
Hydrophobia Smallpox
Malaria Tuberculosis, all forms
Measles Typhoid fever, including paratyphoid
Membranous croup Typhus fever
Meningococcal infection Whooping cough
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Number of Notified cases (corrected for revised diagnosis) during
the year 1959 with comparative figures for the previous six years.

Table: Table 40

Table 40

DiseasesCases notified
1959195819571956195519541953
Diphtheria----1-1
Dysentery2332141295799239484
Encephalitis (acute)—122——3
Enteric or typhoid fever6423112
Erysipelas16131520262418
Food poisoning492742464811032
Malaria————132
Measles2613835272820639055212082
Meningococcal infection33494610
Ophthalmia neonatorum1122423
Pneumonia10861968912177189
Poliomyelitis (acute)621526631652
Puerperal pyrexia48599357925957
Scabies99182918145
Scarlet fever303210143188158331283
Tuberculosis143236247212271256341
Whooping cough229154225241412449574
TOTALS3767182937611709521722633738