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Ruislip-Northwood 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The following table shews the Incidence of infectious
diseases during 1955 and gives comparisons with the previous
year.

Table: PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASEClassified List of Infectious Diseases Notified

PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASEClassified List of Infectious Diseases Notified

DISEASEAGES OF CASES NOTIFIEDTOTAL 1955TOTAL 1954Total Cases Admitted to HospitalDEATHS
Under one year1 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 and overAge unknown
1955195419551954
Scarlet Fever-3327512-4192-3--
Diphtheria--------------
Typhoid Fever--------------
Paratyphoid 'B' Fever---------4-4--
Dysentery--211-2-6531--
Erysipelas------14115251---
Puerperal Pyrexia-----13-4746--
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis--------------
Ophthalmia Neonatorum5-------5421--
Pneumonia-2122517130478132420
Smallpox--------------
Malaria---------1----
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)SEE TABLE
Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary)
Poliomyelitis (Paralytic)---1-12-4242--
Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic)--122---5353--
Acute Encephalitis (Infective)----14--5-5---
do. (Post Infectious)--------------
Measles191883207851634913442791--
Whooping Cough5182242-12191681---
Food Poisoning1-21135-13412--