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East Ham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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22.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The quarterly returns to the Registrar-General were as follows:-
| Qtr. ending 31/3/56 | Qtr. ending 30/6/57 | Qtr. ending 30/9/56 | Qtr. ending 31/12/56 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 36 | 91 | 26 | 168 |
| x Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Measles | 6 | 117 | 176 | 18 | 316 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 54 |
| Dysentery | 6 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 45 |
| Acute Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
x Three cases of Poliomyelitis were Paralytic and one non-paralytic.
The numbers of new cases of tuberculosis notified during the year 1956 were as follows:-
Pulmonary - Males 69
Females 49
Non-Pulmonary - Males 4
Females 4
Totals 126
Details of these notifications are set out In Table 12.
| Qtr. ending 31/3/57 | Qtr. ending 30/6/57 | Qtr. ending 30/9/57 | Qtr. ending 31/12/57 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 145 |
| Whooping Cough | 71 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 116 |
| x Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| Measles | 246 | 441 | 114 | 6 | 807 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 76 |
| Dysentery | 114 | 47 | 6 | - | 167 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | 13 |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | — |
| Tuberculosis - Respiratory | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 99 |
| Tuberculosis - Meninges & C.N.S. | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis - Other | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
x Of the 15 cases of Acute Poliomyelitis, 11 were paralytic and 4 non-paralytlc.
Following the despatch of the quarterly returns to the Registrar General, the diagnosis was
changed for two cases of Food Poisoning In the Quarter ending 31/3/57 and for one case In the
quarter ending 30/6/57. The true total of Food Poisoning cases for the year therefore Is 13.
There were no deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases (Smallpox, Whooping Cough,
Measles, Diphtheria, Diarrhoea, Scarlet Fever and Enteric Fever.)
Details of the Notifications of tuberculosis are set out In Table 13.