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Disease
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
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)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
Acute pneumonia (influenzal)
14
(14)
23
(23)
4
(4)
14
(14)
1
(1)
Acute pneumonia (primary)
22
(22)
14
(14)
19
(19)
16
(16)
11
(11)
Acute poliomyelitis (paralytic)
5
(5)
7
(3)
6
(5)
2
(2)
1
(1)
Acute poliomyelitis (non-paralytic)
3
(—)
2
(1)
3
(2)
1
(1)
1
(1)
Diphtheria
—
(-)
1
(—)
—
(—)
1
(1)
—
(—)
Dysentery
41
(41)
25
(25)
34
(34)
39
(39)
32
(32)
Erysipelas
8
(8)
2
(2)
3
(3)
3
(3)
1
(—)
Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning
105
(105)
88
(87)
77
(77)
67
(67)
102
(102)
infective enteritis
15
(15)
13
(13)
7
(7)
13
(13)
1
(1)
Malaria
—
(—)
1
(1)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
Measles
802
(802)
388
(388)
809
(809)
838
(838)
343
(343)
Meningococcal infection
—
(—)
1
(1)
—
(—)
—
(—)
1
(1)
Ophthalmia neonatorum
4
(4)
1
(1)
2
(2)
3
(2)
1
(1)
Paratyphoid fever
1
(1)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
1
(1)
Puerperal pyrexia
182
(182)
139
(139)
138
(138)
137
(137)
150
(150)
scabies
33
(33)
22
(22)
35
(35)
24
(24)
18
(18)
Scarlet fever
81
(81)
37
(37)
27
(27)
25
(25)
9
(9)
Smallpox
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
Tuberculosis (respiratory)
155
(155)
149
(149)
137
(137)
148
(148)
144
(144)
Tuberculosis (C.N.S. or Meninges)
1
(1)
1
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
—
(—)
Tuberculosis (other forms)
15
(15)
15
(15)
14
(14)
14
(14)
20
(20)
Typhoid or enteric fever
1
(1)
2
(2)
3
(3)
3
(3)
3
(3)
Whooping cough
96
(96)
49
(49)
117
(117)
29
(29)
15
(15)