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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
During 1949 there were 814 cases of notifiable infectious disease
as compared with 678 cases in 1948.
The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:—
| Disease. | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 56 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 15 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Malaria | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| Measles | 425 | 498 | 367 | 437 | 640 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid | - | — | 1 | — | |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | - | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 18 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Scabies | 153 | 106 | 55 | 32 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 52 | 71 | 57 | 38 | 29 |
| Typhoid | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 54 | 65 | 110 | 123 | 72 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | — | — | — | — |
| 814 | 820 | 636 | 678 | 814 |
The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England & Wales, London and Stoke Newington were as follows:—
| Disease. | England and Wales. | London. | Stoke Newington. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | 0.07 | Nil |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.21 |
| Measles | 8.95 | 8.54 | 13.76 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.55 | 0.38 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.63 | 1.46 | 0.62 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | 1.70 | 1.54 |