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Lewisham 1960

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

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51
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 1960 with comparative figures for the previous six years.

Table: Table 40

Table 40

DiseasesCases notified
1960195919581957195619551954
Diphtheria-----1-
Dysentery36723321412957992394
Encephalitis (acute)——122——
Enteric or typhoid fever—642311
Erysipelas20161315202624
Food poisoning314927424648110
Malaria2————13
Measles262261383527282063905521
Meningococcal infection8334946
Ophthalmia neonatorum1112242
Pneumonia3310861968912177
Poliomyelitis (acute)26215266316
Puerperal pyrexia78485993579259
Scabies99918291814
Scarlet fever172303210143188158331
Tuberculosis134143236247212271256
Whooping cough333229154225241412449
TOTALS1452376718293761170952172263