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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
Havering 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The current list of notifiable infectious diseases is as
follows:-
Acute encephalitis Ophthalmia neonatorum
Acute meningitis Paratyphoid fever
Acute poliomyelitis Plague
Anthrax Relapsing fever
Cholera Scarlet fever
Diphtheria Smallpox
Dysentery Tetanus
(amoebic or bacillary) Tuberculosis
Infective jaundice Typhoid fever
Leprosy Typhus
Leptospirosis Whooping cough
Malaria Yellow fever
Measles
The following table shows the numbers of infectious diseases notified during 1969:-
| Disease | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 480 | 469 | 949 |
| Dysentery | 14(9) | 14 (7) | 28 (16) |
| Scarlet Fever | 81 | 55 | 136 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| Infective Jaundice | 50 | 22 | 72 |
| Tuberculosis: Respiratory | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Tuberculosis: Other | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Acute Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Acute Encephalitis (Post (Infectious) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 87(8) | 98 (10) | 185 (18 |
Figures in () are confirmed cases of food poisoning and dysentery