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Sutton 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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Once again I am pleased to report that there have been no cases of diphtheria and poliomyelitis
in the borough during the year 1972
It mill be noted that there is a considerable increase in the number of cases of Measles compared
with 1971 This is an unsatisfactory state of affairs since mith immunisation of susceptible
children measles can be prevented.
It will be noted that there has been an increase in the number of cases of Tuberculosis, half
of whom mere of middle-age, indicating the necessity for continuation of mass x-ray
periodically to enable the diagnosis to be made at as early a stage of the illness as possible.
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PREVALEMCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The following table gives the total number of infectious diseases notified during 1972 together with the figures for 1971 for comparison -
Infectious diseases notified during the period 1st January 1972 - 31st December, 1972
| Disease | 1972 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Dysentery | 32 | 37 |
| Encephalitis | 3 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 14 |
| Infective Jaundice | 36 | 19 |
| Malaria | 3 | - |
| Measles | 379 | 162 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 7 | 7 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | - |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 60 | 41 |
| Smallpox | - | - |
| Typhoid | - | - |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | - |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 14 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 4 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 77 |