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Acton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Infectious Disease.
Nine cases of Poliomyelitis were notified during the year, of
which number, 6 were confirmed,.
There were 70 cases of Scarlet Fever, chiefly of a mild type.
Six cases of Diphtheria were notified but none were confirmed.
378 cases of Measles were notified during the year and Whooping
Cough was more prevalent (159 cases).
Tuberculosis.
Particulars of new cases and of deaths from the disease
i during 1948 are given below:
112 new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 13 cases of
'Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis occurred during the year. There
were 26 deaths from Pulmonary, and 1 death from NonI
Pulmonary Tuberculosis during the year.
The following Table gives the age incidence of new cases
of the disease in 1948, and of deaths from the same cause.