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Greenwich 1953

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

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GASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE notified during the Year ended 31st December, 1953.

Notifiable DiseaseCases Notified in Whole DistrictTotal Cases Notified in each LocalityNo. of Cases removed to Hospital from each LocalityTotal
Axe & Sex Group •
Greenwich EastGreenwich WestSt. NicholasCharlton and KidbrookeGreenwich EastGreenwich WestSt. NicholasCharlton and Kidbrooke
At all Ages0 to 1l to 33 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and over
MFMFMFmFmfmFmFmfmfMF
Malaria10.................................6...4........................10.........1010
Small-Pox.......................................................................................
Acute EncephalitisInfectious..........................................................................................
Post-Infectious2...............1...1....................................1...1...1...12
Diphtheria.......................................................................................
Dysentery49515...298712116552614421116244383241019
Erysipelas38...1........................1......223114l152l...47
Acute Polio-MyelitisP.55......12...111.........13...............41144l1410
N.P.1...........................1..............................1.........1......1
Scarlet Fever7373...2551110454589321...............43193811721626
Enteric Fever.......................................................................................
Scabies84...............1......2...214...1...1......61...5...............
Puerperal Pyrexia...10.................................2...8............11...811...810
Meningococcal Infect on21...11...1..........................................1...2...1...12
Measles29526510757638766130123613322............125511337112...1417
Whooping Cough107128982825283039641...1...11............93177118...1225
Diarrhoea885531...2....................................6343524314
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.......................................................................................
Pneumonia, Acute Primary or Acute Influenzal1112...11121......1.........233323732111......23
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary5432..................2...1115131614162422917535651921
„ Non Pulmonary215.....................1...124...4...4...142110211711
Totals6306122925981061381182302452617382839492515883381218170242211481158

NOTE:— The above Table refers to "Corrected Notifications" only, i.e. all cases in which diagnosis was not confirmed have been ignored.