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SPECIFIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
During 1922 there were 1,583 cases of acute infectious disease
compulsorily notified in the Borough, as set out in Table II.; of
these 4 were found subsequently not to be suffering from any
notifiable infectious disease, thus reducing the number of genuine
cases to 1,579. This total shows a decrease of 1,381 upon those
notified during 1921. The attack-rate in respect of the acute
notifiable infectious diseases for the year is 61 per 1,000
inhabitants.
In addition there were 319 notifications received of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 85 notifications of other forms of tuberculosis.
The deaths from the chief zymotic diseases numbered 144.
This is equivalent to a zymotic death-rate of 0.63 per 1,000 living
in the Borough, as compared with a zymotic death-rate of 0.7
during the previous year
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Small-pox.—There was not any notification of small-pox in
the Borough during 1922.
Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.—The number of cases of scarlet
fever notified during 1922 was 674. This is a decrease of 1,189
cases upon the number of genuine cases notified during 1921. The
prevalence of the disease each week throughout the year is shown
on the chart.
The attack rate for scarlet fever was 2"9 per 1,000 persons
living, and for England and Wales 2.85. The number of cases
removed to hospital during the year was 637. This is equal to
94 per cent. of the total notified.
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