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SECTION F.
PRevaleNce of. and control over.
infectious and other diseases
The following infectious diseases are notifiable to
the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough
Scarlet Fever
Whooping Cough
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)
Measles (excluding Rubella)
Acute Pneumonia (primary or influenzal)
Meningococcal Infection
Acute Poliomyelitis - paralytic
" " - non-paralytic
Acute Encephalitis - infective
" " - post infectious
Dysentery
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Puerperal Pyrexia
Smallpox
Para-typhoid Fevers
Enteric or Typhoid Fever (excluding Paratyphoid)
Food Poisoning
Erysipelas
Chickenpox
Malaria
Cholera
Plague
Typhus Fever
Relapsing Fever
Tuberculosis
(Acute Poliomyelitis includes Acute Polioencephalitis)
During the year Leprosy was made notifiable by General
Medical Practitioners to the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry
of Health.
In 1951 a total of 763 notifications of infectious
disease was received, compared with 272 in 1950. This increase is
due to greatly increased number of notifications of measles, and
whooping cough, but a general improvement over last year is
apparent in respect of other notifiable disease, such as
scarlet feverj, pneumonia, and poliomyelitis, notifications of
which were reduced in number.
The following "table gives an analysis of the cases into
age groups.