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KEASLES.
She number of eases of measles notified during the year was 1,504 - 767 in males
and 737 in females. This compares with 4,011 cases notified during the previous year.
The case rate per 1,000 of the total population was 8.82. There were no deaths.
DIPHTHERIA. There were no eases of this disease during the year.
WHOOEENR COUGH.
During 1952 there were 294 cases of this disease - males 149 and females 145The
case rate was I.72 per 1,000 of the population. There were no deaths.
SMALLPOX. Ho case of smallpox was notified during the year.
PNEUMONIA.
There were 135 cases (79 males and 56 females) of pneumonia - primary and influenzal
notified during the year giving a case rate of 0.80 per 1,000 of the population. The number
of deaths from all forms of pneumonia was 123, giving a death rate of O.72 per 1,000 of the
population.
PITER FERAL PYREXIA.
The number of cases occurring during the year was 45. This compared with 48 eases
during 1951.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
There were 4 ceases of this disease during the year as compared with 37 in 1951-
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION.
There were 4 cases of meningococcal infections notified during the year, of which
3 patients died.
SCARLET FEVER.
During the year 599 (219 males and 280 females) cases of scarlet fever were notified,
this being an increase of 317 °n the previous year. The case rate per 1,000 total population
was 3.51. There were no deaths from this disease in West Ham.
ERYSIPELAS.
The number of cases of this disease notified during the year was 32 (13 males and 19
females) giving a case rate of 0.09 per 1,000 of the population.
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