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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 1959
[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 1959, there were 718 cases of notifiable infectious disease
as compared with 680 cases in 1958.
The following table shows the incidents of the various diseases:-
| Disease | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dysentery | 38 | 43 | 98 | 175 | 33 |
| Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Food Poisoning | 37 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| Malaria | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 752 | 105 | 783 | 400 | 522 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
| Poliomyelitis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Scabies | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 28 | 53 | 43 | 78 |
| Typhoid | – | – | – | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 81 | 231 | 44 | 11 | 28 |
| 1,000 | 453 | 1,039 | 680 | 718 |
Table showing Notifications of Infectious Diseases received in 1959 in Age Groups, and Admissions to Hospitals.
| 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 | |||
| Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | 33 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Encephalitis | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Measles | 522 | 19 | 206 | 77 | 193 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Scabies | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | - | 6 | 20 | 42 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 718 | 30 | 229 | 115 | 252 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 43 | |