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There was an increase of seventy-six cases over the figure
for 1951, but the infection continued to be mild in character, so
different from the time when it was one of the infectious diseases
to be feared. The cases were fairly evenly distributed throughout
the area.
There were four "return" cases.
There were no deaths from this disease recorded in the
Borough.
DIPHTHERIA.
No cases were notified during 1952, nor were there any cases
in 1951:—
Cases Deaths
1936/40 116 6
1941/45 67 4
1946/50 18 1
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
During the year 1952, a total of 848 children received Primary
Inoculations and 1142 Reinforcing Inoculations. (Figures for 1951
were 956 Primary and 1076 Reinforcing Inoculations.)
A total of 10,042 children under the age of fifteen years on
31st December, 1952, had completed a course of immunisation
(i.e., at any time since January 1st, 1938).
TYPHOID FEVER.
No cases were notified during 1952.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Fifty-four cases were notified. Fifty-two were institutionally
treated and two home nursed. This represents an attack
rate of 58.3 per 1.000 total births. There were no deaths in the
area from this disease during 1952.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
No cases were notified during 1952.
PEMPHIGUS NEONATORUM.
No cases were notified during the year.