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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 1957
[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 1957, there were 1,039 cases of notifiable infectious
disease as compared with 453 cases in 1956.
The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:-
| Disease | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 80 | 40 | 38 | 43 | 98 |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Food Poisoning | 10 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 14 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Measles | 774 | 284 | 752 | 105 | 783 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 21 |
| Poliomvelitis | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Scabies | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 78 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 53 |
| Typhoid | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Shooping Cough | 236 | 43 | 81 | 231 | 44 |
| 1,251 | 472 | 1,000 | 453 | 1,939 |
Table showing Notifications of Infectious Diseases received in
1957 in Age Groups and Admissions to Hospital.
| Disease | All Ages | Cases Notified At Ages - Years | Admissions to Hospital | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 1-3 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 10 | 10 - 15 | 15 - 20 | 20 - 30 | 30 - 40 | 40-50 | 50 - 65 | 65 & over | |||
| Dysentery | 98 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 14 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 783 | 13 | 180 | 209 | 373 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 21 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Scabies | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 53 | - | - | 7 | 38 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Para-typhoid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 1039 | 205 | 239 | 475 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 34 | ||