[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth R.D.C.

  • Morpeth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Morpeth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE SHOWING ANALYSIS OF NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES UNDER AGE GROUPS. Disease. Under 1 year 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 1 45-65 Over 65 years TOTAL Diphtheria . 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 | 1 f 11 Scarlet Fever - • • 2 1 1 - | 2 1 - 7 Pneumonia . - - - • • 1 . 1 1 2 6 (Age unkno\ vn 1) Acute Poliomyelitis - - - - • • 3 . - 3 Erysipelas . - - - • • • • • 1 1 1 2 Cerebro-spinal F. .. - - - - • . • • - 1 1 - 1 Malaria (C.A.) ... - - - . • • a. 1 1 * • 1 Measles . 1 1 3 9 15 18 38 1 1 • 86 Whooping Cough .. 1 1 I 3 2 2 * - - • 9 ENTERIC FEVERS. No case of Typhoid Fever or Paratyphoid Fever was notified during the year. MEASLES. This disease, which became prevalent during November and December, 1946, continued to have a high incidence during the first three months of 19-17. During January, February and March, 84 cases were notified, while only 2 cases were notified in the remaining 9 months, making a total of 86 cases for the year. There were no deaths. WHOOPING COUGH. This disease continued to have a low incidence, only 9 cases being notified. There were no deaths. ■ ACUTE ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS. The number of cases of this disease notified was the same as in 1946. viz., 3. One of these cases occurred in a boy who was on holiday and who must have acquired his infection before his arrival in the district. This child and one of the other cases made a complete recovery, wi th no resulting disability. The third patient also recovered, but was left with some weakness of one leg. SCARLET FEVER. This disease continued to have a low incidence and to be mild in character. Seven cases were notified and two were removed to hospital. DIPHTHERIA. After several years of almost epidemic incidence, Diphtheria showed a sharp and very welcome decline in 1947. Only^ 1 I cases, with no deaths, were notified, as compared with 68 cases, with one death in 1946, and 70 cases with four deaths in 1943. It is interesling to note that six of the eleven cases occurred in persons over school age, of whom five were over 20 years. Only three of the cases were known to have been immunised. ll is impassive to say whether this greatly reduced incidence is due to the extensive immunisation of the child population, or is merely the natural sequence of several years of high incidence. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. During the year visits were paid to schools in the Rural District, with the exception of Longhirst and Longhorsley. Altogether, the primary course of treatment was given at the schools. Welfare Centres and by private doctors to 248 pre-school children and 308 school children. In addition, 388 children received reinforcing injections.