Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1960
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SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS QF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1956 - I960 (inclusive}
| Disease | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | I960 | Average for five years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 349 | 71 | 111 | 62 | 69 | 132.4 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Food Poisoning | 85 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| Measles | 183 | 406 | 217 | 416 | 15 | 247.4 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pneumonia: Ac.Influenzal | 12 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9.6 |
| Ac.Primary | 24 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Non-paralytic | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1.4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 63 | 31 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 39 |
| Scabies | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 27.8 |
| Typhpid Fever | - | - | 2 | - | - | 0.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 72 | 69 | 20 | 33 | 62 | 51.2 |
| SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS QF INFECTIOUS DISEASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1956 - I960 (inclusive} | ||||||
| Disease | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | I960 | Average for five years |
| Dysentery | 349 | 71 | 111 | 62 | 69 | 132.4 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Food Poisoning | 85 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| Measles | 183 | 406 | 217 | 416 | 15 | 247.4 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pneumonia: Ac.Influenzal | 12 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9.6 |
| Ac.Primary | 24 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Poliomyelitis Paralytic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Non-paralytic | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1.4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 63 | 31 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 39 |
| Scabies | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 38 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 27.8 |
| Typhpid Fever | - | - | 2 | - | - | 0.4 |
| Whooping Cough | 72 | 69 | 20 | 33 | 62 | 51.2 |