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Stoke Newington 1955

[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 1955, there were lOOO cases of notifiable infectious disease
as compared with 472 cases in 1954.

Table: The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:-

The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:-

Disease19511952195319541955
Cerebro-apinal Meningitis32---
Diphtheria.-1---
Dysentery8822804038
Erysipels-21161
Food poisoning4-101637
Malaria--1-2
Measles1100559774284752
Meningococcal Infection----2
Ophthalmia Neonatorum-3152
paratyhoid--1-1
Pneumonia279333536
Poli omyelitis-32112
polio-encephalitis-----
puerperal pyrexia21621162
Scabies62376
Scarlet Fever114112781828
Typhoid1--1-
whooping cough2931102364381
166583112514721000

Table: The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases were as Follows:-

The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases were as Follows:-

DiseaseAttack Rate
DiphtheriaNil
Erysipelas0.02
Measles14.9
Pneumonia.0.71
Poliomyelitis & Polio-encephalitis0.24
scarlet Fever0.55
Whooping Cough1.61