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Disease
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Notifications.—Following is a table showing the number of
cases of infectious disease notified. The number of cases after
allowing for corrections of diagnosis is shown in brackets.
Acute encephalitis (infective)
- (-)
- (-)
- (-)
( )
— (-)
Acute encephalitis (post infectious)
1 (1)
— (—)
1 (1)
- (-)
- (-)
Acute pneumonia (influenzal)
12 (12)
23 (23)
14 (14)
23 (23)
4 (4)
Acute pneumonia (primary)
31 (31)
32 (32)
22 (22)
14 (14)
19 (19)
Acute poliomyelitis (paralytic)
6 (3)
3 (2)
5 (5)
7 (3)
6 (5)
Acute poliomyelitis (non-paralytic)
6 (6)
5 (2)
3 (-)
2 (1)
3 (2)
Diphtheria
— (—)
— (-)
- (-)
1 (-)
- (-)
Dysentery
86 (86)
33 (33)
41 (41)
25 (25)
34 (34)
Erysipelas
5 (5)
7 (7)
8 (8)
2 (2)
3 (3)
Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning
52 (51)
55 (55)
105 (105)
88 (87)
77 (77)
Infective enteritis
18 (18)
11 (11)
15 (15)
13 (13)
7 (7)
Malaria
2 (2)
— (—)
— (—)
1 (1)
— (—)
Measles
340 (339)
1,204 (1,203)
802 (802)
388 (388)
809 (809)
Meningococcal infection
7 (7)
3 (2)
— (—)
1 (1)
— (—)
Ophthalmia neonatorum
3 (3)
5 (5)
4 (4)
1 (1)
2 (2)
Paratyphoid fever
- (-)
- (-)
1 (1)
— (—)
- (-)
Puerperal pyrexia
186 (186)
202 (202)
182 (182)
139 (139)
138 (138)
Scabies
35 (35)
30 (30)
33 (33)
22 (22)
35 (35)
Scarlet fever
25 (25)
51 (51)
81 (81)
37 (37)
27 (27)
Smallpox
- (-)
- (-)
— (—)
— (—)
— (—)
Tuberculosis (respiratory)
220 (220)
195 (195)
155 (155)
149 (149)
137 (137)
Tuberculosis (c.n.s. or Meninges)
2 (2)
1 (1)
1 (1)
1 (—)
— (—)
Tuberculosis (other forms)
20 (20)
14 (14)
15 (15)
15 (15)
14 (14)
Typhoid or enteric fever
2 (2)
— (—)
1 (1)
2 (2)
3 (3)
Whooping cough
102 (102)
93 (93)
96 (96)
49 (49)
117 (117)