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Stoke Newington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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12.
PREVALENCE OF. AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
During 1961, there were 1,045 cases of notifiable infectious disease as
compared with 534 cases in 1960.
The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases
| Disease | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Dysentery | 98 | 175 | 33 | 42 | 35 |
| Encephalitis | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 14 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 783 | 400 | 522 | 322 | 913 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Scabies | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 53 | 43 | 78 | 42 | 20 |
| Typhoid | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 11 | 28 | 77 | 15 |
| l.039 | 680 | 718 | 534 | 1.045 |
Table showing Notifications of Infectious Diseases received in 1961 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 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | 913 | 37 | 246 | 264 | 326 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Scabies | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 20 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1045 | 45 | 267 | 283 | 346 | 29 | 9 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | |