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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
The number of infectious disease cases notified during 1963 rose, principally because of
the biennial upsurge of measles. Dysentery figures were high—but lower than in 1962, and
there was a rise in the figures for pneumonia and whooping cough. See Tables VII and VIII
on pages 63 and 64. Details of each disease individually can be found below.
Monthly Bulletins of Incidence of Infectious Disease
These bulletins were circulated monthly to all general practitioners in the Borough, and,
in addition to information with regard to infectious diseases occurring during the previous
month, any topical matter, or incident of mutual interest to general practitioners and the
Public Health Service, was also included.
Poliomyelitis
No notifications of anterior poliomyelitis were received in 1963.
Vaccination against poliomyelitis, which is organised by Middlesex County Health
Department, continued throughout 1963 and details are as follows:—
Number of persons who had received two injections at any time
up to 31st December, 1963 19,407