[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbigh Borough.

  • Denbigh (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbigh Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    England and Wales 1959 1958 1959 Crude birth rate (per 1.000 population) .... 16.5 16.45 13.55 Corrected birth rate (per 1.000 population) — 20.39 16.80 Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births 1.5 4.63 Infectious Diseases The following table shows the number of cases of infectious diseases notified during 1959 arranged in the various age groups. The number of cases notified during 1958 is given in the first column for comparison. Notifiable Disease cc cz o- At A^es V > c Ct Vi Vi c/5 c/5 » '■mm c/) X X X — X V V X X V C/5 • , V to to to X V to CN nC to 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 \C to o c. T (T. V 'U. < Whooping Cough .... — Scarlet Fever — 1 Measles 259 Pneumonia 4 Erysipelas Pulmonary 'I'ubei culosis .... 10 Non-Pulmouarv 'ruberciilosis 6 Total 280 The total number of cases of infectious diseases (including tuber- culosis) notified during the year was 14 compared with 280 cases in 1958. The decrease in the number of cases notified was due to the fact that only 3 cases of measles were notified during the year compared with 259 ca.scs in 1958. One case of whooping cough was notified compared with Nil in 1958.