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Hackney 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
During the year under review 3,186 cases of notifiable infectious
disease occurred as compared with 1,951 in the previous year and
3,448 in 1946.

Table: The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:—

The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases:—

Disease.19441945194619471948
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia56943
Acute Primary Pneumonia7349486336
Acute Polioencephalitis———2—
Acute Poliomyelitis—2—396
Cerebro-spinal Fever73154
Diphtheria6044192840
Dysentery8264401226
Encephalitis Lethargica1-———
Enteric Fever21224
Erysipelas4346474335
Malaria101071—
Measles2961,0901,4745111,736
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1820262115
Puerperal Fever9131064
Puerperal Pyrexia5446493223
Scabies1,0321,021924318208
Scarlet Fever236257249313259
Typhus Fever———1—
Whooping Cough539233543550787
Totals2,4672,9053,4481,9513,186

Table: The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follows:—

The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follows:—

Disease.England and Wales.London.Hackney.
Cerebro-spinal Fever0.030.030.02
Diphtheria0.080.100.23
Enteric Fever0.010.000.02
Erysipelas0.210.220.20
Measles9.349.1710.04
Pneumonia0.730.570.22
Scarlet Fever1.731.371.49
Whooping Cough3.423.134.55