[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough.

  • Harrogate (England). Borough Council. nb2014025795.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE PREVALENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL (a) NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. The number of cases notified and the number of deaths from notifiable infectious disease are set out in Table IV on page 15. 1. Scarlet Fever. 58 cases of scarlet fever were notified during the year as compared with 33 in 1954. Scarlet fever is now a very mild disease and complications rarely occur. 41 of the cases were isolated in their own homes and 17 patients were admitted to the Isolation Hospital. 2. Measles. 516 cases of measles were notified as compared with 639 during 1954. There were no deaths and the illness in most instances was mild in character. The majority of the cases occurred in the spring of the year and no cases were notified in the last three months of the year. Children who had recently entered primary schools at the age of five years were mostly affected. 3. Whooping Cough. 254 cases of whooping cough had been notified as compared with 17 during the previous year. There were no fatal cases. Of the 245 cases of which I have records, 69 had been immunised of whom 10 were stated to be severe cases. This gave a percentage of 14 per cent of severe cases in the immunised cases. Of the 176 who had not been immunised, 39, or 22 per cent, were stated to be severe in character. It is not possible to say how many children who had been immunised against whooping cough were protected against developing infection. 4. Acute Pneumonia. 40 cases of pneumonia were notified, of these 25 were acute primary pneumonia and 15 were acute influenzal pneumonia.