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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 1950
[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 1950 there were 695 cases of notifiable infectious disease
as compared with 814 cases in 1949.
The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:—
| Disease. | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 4 | _ | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Dysentery | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Enteritis | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Food poisoning | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 |
| Malaria | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Measles | 498 | 367 | 437 | 640 | 391 |
| Opthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 26 |
| Poliomyelitis | — | 9 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| Polio-encephalitis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 15 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Scabies | 106 | 55 | 32 | 9 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 71 | 57 | 38 | 29 | 102 |
| Typhoid | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 65 | 110 | 123 | 72 | 116 |
| 820 | 636 | 678 | 814 | 695 |
The attack rates for the principal infectious disease: in England & Wales, London and Stoke Newington were as follows:—
| Disease. | England and Wales. | London. | Stoke Newington. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.26 |
| Measles | 8.39 | 6.57 | 8.06 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.53 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.23 | 2.10 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.21 | 2.39 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.24 |