[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lewes Borough.

  • Lewes (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lewes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION IV PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES INFECTIOUS DISEASE 38 cases of infectious disease were notified in Lewes in 1971 • The details are as follows:- DISEASE NUMBER OF CASES CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL DEATHS Measles 28 1 - Whooping Cough 2 - - Infective Jaundice 1 - - Food Poisoning 6 1 - Dysentery 1 - i TOTAL 38 2 f _1 SECTION V TUBERCULOSIS In 1971, four new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified amongst Lewes residents. There were also two inward transfers of pulmonary tuberculosis. There was one death from pulmonary tuberculosis during the year. Ten cases of pulmonary tubercu losis were removed from the register during the year. Six of these cases left the district, three recovered and one died. One person suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis left Lewes and was removed from the register. The incidence of six cases of pulmonary tuberculosis notified in 1971 is 0.43 per 1,000 population. Four of these cases were, however, inward transfers, and the incidence of the two cases originating in Lewes was 0.14 per 1,000 population. NUMBER OF CASES ON THE REGISTER AT 31st DECEMBER, 1971 MALES FEMALES TOTAL Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary 42 44 Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary 8 5 Whereas at 3^st December, 1970, the number of cases on the register was: 43 47 9 5 99 104