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1- CONTROL OF DISEASE
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in Lambeth:
Anthrax Paratyphoid
Cholera Plague
Continued Fever Pneumonia, acute influenzal
Diphtheria Pneumonia, acute primary
Dysentery polio-Encephalitis, acute
Encephalitis Lethargica, Polio-My elitis, acute
acute Puerperal Pyrexia
Enteric Fever Relapsing Fever
Erysipelas Scabies
Food poisoning Scarlatina
Glanders Scarlet Fever
Hydrophobia Smallpox
Malaria Tuberculosis, all forms
Measles Typhoid Fever
Membranous Croup Typhus Fever
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Whooping Cough
The total number of infectious diseases notified during the
year was 1,951, a decrease of 2,995 on those for 1955. In the
early partof that year, however, there was an epidemic of measles
which accounted for some 3,798 notifications out of 4,910. This
year again measles showed thehighest incidence, in this instance
it being due to cases in the latter part of the year and marked
the commencement of an epidemic.
Tuberculosis.
The number of cases on the tuberculosis register on 31st
December, 1956 was 3,533, an increase of 17 on the previous year.
On the other hand the number of new cases of tuberculosis
notified during the year was 55 less than in 1955, being 198
(180 pulmonary, 18 non-pulmonary) compared with 253 (232
pulmonary, 21 non-pulmonary).