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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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PREVALENCE 0F, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
During 1956, there were 453 cases of notifiable infectious disease
as compared with 1,000 cases in 1955.
The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases
| Disease | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 22 | 80 | 40 | 38 | 43 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 10 | 16 | 37 | 13 |
| Malaria | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Measles | 559 | 774 | 284 | 752 | 105 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Paratyphoid | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 11 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| Scabies | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 112 | 78 | 18 | 28 | 28 |
| Typhoid | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 110 | 236 | 43 | 81 | 231 |
| 831 | 1,251 | 472 | 1,000 | 453 |
The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases were as follows:-
| Disease | Attack Rate |
|---|---|
| Diphtheria | Nil |
| Erysipelas | 0.08 |
| Measles | |
| Pneumonia | 0.21 |
| Poliomyelitis & Polio-encephalitis | 0.08 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.55 |
| Whooping Cough | 4.58 |