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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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PREVALENCE OF, CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
During 1954 there were 472 cases of notifiable infectious disease
as compared with 1251 cases in 1953.
The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:-
| Disease | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Diphtheria. | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dysentery. | 7 | 88 | 22 | 80 | 40 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Food Poisoning | 10 | 4 | - | 10 | 16 |
| Malaria | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Measles | 391 | 1100 | 559 | 774 | 284 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia. | 26 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 35 |
| Poliomyelitis | 11 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Polio-encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 16 |
| Scabies | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 102 | 114 | 112 | 78 | 18 |
| Typhoid | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 116 | 293 | 110 | 236 | 43 |
| 695 | 1665 | 831 | 1251 | 472 |
The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases were as follows
| Disease | Attack Rate |
|---|---|
| Diphtheria | Nil |
| Erysipelas | 0.11 |
| Measles | 5.54 |
| Pneumonia | 0.68 |
| Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.35 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.83 |