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Hayes and Harlington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING THE YEAR, 1959
| Disease | Notified cases Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 87 | |
| Whooping Cough | - | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Encephalitis | 1 | - |
| Measles | 924 | - |
| Dysentery | - | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 21 |
| Erysipelas | - | |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - |
INCIDENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
| Disease | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 52 | 117 | 88 | 42 | 81 | 87 |
| Pneumonia | 42 | 60 | 82 | 68 | 58 | 47 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Measles | 75 | 1,154 | 77 | 1,324 | 339 | 924 |
| Whooping Cough | 73 | 59 | 87 | 148 | 30 | 16 |
| Dysentery Group | 12 | 0 | 14 | 66 | 11 | 21 |
| Poliomyelitis and Encephalitis | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 |