Statistics of the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases in each sanitary district in England and Wales, and preliminary statement as to small-pox, plague, and cholera abroad during the year 1912.

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1913
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Credit: Statistics of the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases in each sanitary district in England and Wales, and preliminary statement as to small-pox, plague, and cholera abroad during the year 1912. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The section in regard to these three diseases abroad has been contributed by Dr. Bruce Low. It must be remembered that, owing to the early compilation of the information, before the annual foreign official reports have been received, the figures are necessarily incomplete and subject to revision. Extensions of Compulsory Notification of Disease in 1912. All cases of pulmonary tuberculosis became compulsorily notifiable on the 1st of January, 1912, under the Board’s General Order, dated 15th of November, 1911. By General Order made by the Board on the 15th of August, 1911, cerebro-spinal fever and acute poliomyelitis were made compulsorily notifiable from September 1st, 1912. Prior to the general enforcement of notifi- cation of cerebro-spinal fever and acute poliomyelitis, nearly 900 sanitary authorities had extended the duty of notification under the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889, to these diseases. In London these diseases were compulsorily notifiable throughout 1911 and 1912. In certain districts one or other of the following diseases has been made notifiable by sanitary authorities with the Board’s consent:— Measles. Whooping Cough. Chicken-pox. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Epidemic Diarrhoea. Anthrax. Hydrophobia. Glanders. Description of the Tables. The statistics are tabulated in order of counties given alpha- betically. The comparative statistics for administrative counties as a whole are collected in the summary table on pp. 34-35, and for county boroughs on pp. 36-3T. The statistics of each county contain information as to the incidence of the chief infectious diseases in— 1. The entire administrative county. 2. Each county borough within the geographical county. 3. The aggregate of the boroughs and urban districts situate within the administrative county. 4. The aggreg*ate of the rural districts situate within the administrative county. 5. Each single borough and urban district. 6. Each single rural district. In each of the tables the number of cases and the rate per 1,000 of population are given for each of the following diseases : — Small-pox. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Enteric Fever. Puerperal Fever. Erysipelas.