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Table 3.—Notification of Infectious and other Notifiable Diseases
Numbers originally notified Total (All ages) | Measles (excluding rubella) | Dysentery | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Acute meningitis due to infection with | Acute poliomyelitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meningococcus | Other specified organisms | Unspecified organisms | Paralytic | Non-paralytic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||
90 | 100 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Final numbers after correction Under 1 year | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1 year | 10 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
2 years | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
3 „ | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
4 ,, | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
5-9 „ | 30 | 37 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
10-14 ,, | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
15-24 „ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
25 & over | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Age unknown | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total (All ages) | 90 | 100 | 13 | 1 1 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Numbers originally notified Total (All Ages) | Acute encephalitis | Leptospirosis | Paratyphoid fever | Typhoid fever | Food poisoning | Malaria | The total number of notifications of infectious and other notifiable diseases received during the year was: — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Infective | Post infectious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Final numbers after correction Under 5 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1971 485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970 703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5—14 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
15-44 „ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
45-64 „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
65 and over | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total (all ages) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Cases of Smallpox, Anthrax, Ophthalmia neonatorum, Yellow fever, Plague, Cholera, Typhus fever, Relapsing fever and any other disease notifiable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original | Final | Original | Final | Original | Final | Original | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||
Smallpox | Anthrax | Opthalmia neonatorum | Yellow fever | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Numbers originally notified | Tetanus | Infective Jaundice | Tuberculosis | Whooping cough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Respiratory | Meninges & C.N.S. Other | Cases of fatal tuberculosis not notified before death | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Numbers originally notified TotaI (All Ages) | M | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||||||||
Total (All Ages) | — | — | 31 | 19 | 73 | 27 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Final numbers after correction Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Males | F emales | Final numbers after correction Under 3 months | — | — | |||||||||||||
8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 —year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 months | — | — | |||||||||||||||
2— 4 years | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 „ | — | — | |||||||||||||||
5- 9 „ | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 ,, | — | — | |||||||||||||||
10-14 „ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 year | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||
15-19 „ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2—4 years | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
20-24 ,, | — | — | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 5-9 „ | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
25-34 ,, | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10-14 „ | — | — | |||||||||||||||
35-44 „ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 15-19 ,, | — | — | |||||||||||||||
45-54 „ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 20-24 ,, | — | — | |||||||||||||||
55-64 „ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 25-34 ., | — | — | |||||||||||||||
65-74 ,, | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 35-44 „ | — | — | |||||||||||||||
75 and over | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 45-54 ,, | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Age unknown | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 55-64 ,, | _ | _ | |||||||||||||||
65-74 „ | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total (all ages) | — | — | 31 | 19 | 73 | 27 | — | — | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 5 and over | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age unknown | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total (All Ages) | 7 | 7 |