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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
Southgate 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The picture regarding infectious diseases for 1964 is a particularly
satisfactory one. It will be seen from the table set out on
page 31 that 257 cases of infectious disease were notified cfuring the
year, as against 1,560 in 1963. The Infectious Sickness Rate for the
year was therefore 3.59 as compared with 20.18 during 1963.
The following table sets out the infectious diseases notified during 1964, as compared with the notifications received during 1963:—
| 1964 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 11 | 20 |
| Pertussis | 50 | 72 |
| Measles | 148 | 1,164 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 24 |
| Dysentery | 18 | 244 |
| Food Poisoning | 10 | 11 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | 6 |
| Typhoid | — | 2 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 8 | 16 |
| 257 | 1,560 |
From the table set out above, the following facts emerge:—
1. Scarlet fever notifications totalled 11,9 fewer than last year.
2. There were again no cases of diphtheria. The last notification
was 17 years ago.
3. Measles notifications fell from 1,164 to 148.
4. Pertussis notifications were 50, 22 less than in 1963.
5. There were no outbreaks of dysentery this year, and the
total notifications were 18.
6. Again no cases of poliomyelitis were notified.
7. Only half the number of cases of tuberculosis were notified,
8 this year compared with 16 last year.
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