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compared with 216 in 1952 Once again the disease was of a
mild form and 87 of the cases were removed to hospital The
greatest incidence occurred in the age group 5-9 years} 136
cases being notified in this group.
Measles.
The reduced incidence of Measles experienced during
1952 was not maintained in 1953, 2096 cases being notified
As was pointed out in my last report, of the 867 cases
notified in 1952, 621 occurred during the last quarter of
the year, thus appearing to indicate a considerable out
break in 1953 and this proved to be the case Of the 2096
cases, 1965 were notified during the first quarter of the
year; 119 in the second; 7 in the third and 5 in the last
Whooping Cough.
This disease showed a reduction on the 1952 figure,
407 cases being notified compared with 508 last year
Malaria.
The two cases of Malaria notified were contracted
abroad
Puerperal Pyrexia,
The number of cases of Puerperal Pyrexia again in
creased, 151 cases being notified compared with 138 in 1952,
149 of them occurring in hospital. The notification rate for
Puerperal Pyrexia in respect of the Borough of Hendon is
73 94 per 1,000 total (live and still) births which is
higher than the rate of 18 23 per 1,000 total births for
the country as a whole
Situated within the Borough is a Maternity Hospital
which provides accommodation not only for the Borough of
Hendon but also for the surrounding districts When Puerperal
Pyrexia occurs in women normally resident in these outside
districts who enter the hospital for their confinements,
the notification has to be accepted by the Borough of Hendon.
Under the Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1951, "Puerperal
Pyrexia" means any febrile condition occurring in a
woman in whom a temperature of 100.4° Fahrenheit (38° Centigrade)
or more has occurred within 14 days after childbirth
or miscarriage. Under previous regulations the temperature
of 100.4° Fahrenheit had to be maintained during a period
of 24 hours or had to recur during that period. The new
regulations, however, make it necessary only for the temperature
to occur. These factors combined would appear to
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