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London County Council 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table V.5— Notifiable infectious diseases—Annual number of notifications and numbers per 1,000 ofpopulation—Administrative County of London , 1952-1961

YearAnthraxDiphtheriaDysenteryAcute encephalitisEnteric feverErysipelasMalariaMeaslesMeningococcal infectionOphthalmia neonatorumPneumoniaPoliomyelitisPuerperal pyrexiaScabiesScarlet feverSmallpoxTyphusWhooping coughFood poisoning
CasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateParalyticNon-par.CasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRateCasesRate
CasesRateCasesRate
1952180.0051,7040.507210.006250.0074670.139220.00731,0559.23820.024202(a) 3.361,9080.5672040.0611050.0311,860(b) 30.385350.165,2631.56____5,5871.666120.18
1953110.0032,6390.789180.005450.0134080.122890.02727,0468.09980.0291612.762,4340.7282350.070970.0291,71228.725270.163,4251.0211,0273.301,2690.38
195410.000340.0014,2681.285150.005490.0153680.111530.0167,4452.41860.0261121.921,5020.452790.024460.0131,93832.516690.202,4440.7410.00034,6911.411,0600.32
1955160.0053,0190.916200.0061110.0343610.110400.01249,11014.90980.0301061.851,9030.5785120.1554480.1361,98433.926600.202,0700.634,7091.431,5300.46
195610.0003110.0036,3921.953540.016730.0222970.091310.0099,6512.95940.029831.391,6330.4991830.056960.0291,79229.497030.212,1980.675,4501.671,3270.41
195740.0012,3560.724270.008470.0142690.083440.01436,95211.36700.0221021.692,1850.6722010.0621230.0382,00832.426300.192,1770.673,9821.221,1890.37
1958380.0124,5021.396380.012420.0132570.080100.00316,6645.17810.0251321.991,7350.538800.025270.0081,68024.856350.202,7160.841,5950.501,3000.40
1959750.0233,5711.115310.010840.0262400.07540.00127,9708.73690.0221612.531,9140.5971460.046640.0201,66625.645440.172,6210.821,6070.501,6390.51
1960160.0055,1611.616230.007510.0162290.072100.0038,5612.68710.022891.368820.276640.020230.0071,41621.204980.161,5000.4710.00034,7941.501,2290.38
1961280.0091,8120.570180.006320.0102040.064260.00847,62015.00670.0211001.461,1740.369290.009110.0031,48621.274630.151,3610.4310.00031,1460.367830.25

(a) Rate per 1,000 live births registered in London. (b) Rate per 1,000 total births registered in London.