[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Fife County Council.

  • Fife (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Fife County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The incidence of the infectious diseases noted in the table was highest in Dunfermline District, being equivalent to a rate of 8.27 per 1000 of the estimated population, a similar position to that held in last year’s returns, though the incidence-rate is higher : Cupar and Kirkcaldy Districts also show an increased incidence-rate in comparison with the rates pertaining in 1922. St Andrews District, on the other hand, shows a marked decrease with 2.41 per 1000 as against 5.38 per 1000 of the estimated population in 1922. NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The number of cases of the compulsorily notifiable infectious diseases notified during 1923 was 1,272, being 168 more than in 1922 and 136 less than in 1921. On account of the prevalence and persistence of smallpox in England, chickenpox was made notifiable by Order of the Scottish Board of Health from the 23rd July to the 31st December 1923, the number of cases notified being 167 : excluding chickenpox, the cases of notifiable diseases coming to knowledge in 1923 were only one more in number than in 1922 and were 136 less than in 1921. Infectious Disease Cupar District Dunfermline District Kirkcaldy District St Andrews District Fife County Scarlet Fever - - - - 32 135 151 19 337 Diphtheria - 1 15 64 42 4 125 Typhoid Fever - 3 2 7 — 12 Erysipelas - 1 8 55 21 5 89 Puerperal Fever - ! 1 6 2 — 9 Cerebro-Spinal Fever — — 3 — 3 Pulmonary Tuberculosis - 17 45 73 8 143 Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis - 8 32 74 9 123 Ophthalmia Neonatorum - 1 32 19 2 54 ^Chickenpox - 2 76 85 4 167 Acute Primary Pneumonia 7 59 124 14 204 Influenzal Pneumonia 2 1 3 — 6 Total - 1 96 507 604 65 1272 * Notifiable by Order of Scottish Board of Health from 23rd July to 31st December, 1923.