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Sutton 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The following table gives the total number of infectious diseases notified
during 1971 together with the figures for 1970 for comparison
I nfectious Diseases Notified during the period 1st January 1971 - 31st December 1971
Disease 1971 1970
Infectious Diseases Notifided during the period 1st january 1971 - 31st December 1971
| Disease | 1971 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Dysentery | 37 | 54 |
| Encephalitis | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 14 | 6 |
| Infective Jaundice | 19 | 43 |
| Malaria | - | - |
| Measles | 162 | 387 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorium | - | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 41 | 74 |
| Smallpox | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - |
| Paratyphoid | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 8 | 28 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 5 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 77 | 52 |
It will be noted that there were no cases of diphtheria or poliomyelitis during
the year, undoubtedly due to the fact that the great majority of parents have their
children immunised against these diseases early in life.
There has been a significant drop in the number of cases of infectious diseases
notified particularly for Measles, Scarlet Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
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