[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke Borough.

  • Basingstoke (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    78 cases. There was a mild epidemic of Scarlet Fever which occurred in the last quarter of the year and continued into the next year. Apart from sporadic cases the last rise of incidence of Scarlet Fever occurred in 1950. Tuberculosis : The following table indicates the incidence of tuberculosis and deaths during the year from this disease :— Age Period New Cases Respiratory M. F. Non- Respiratory M. F. Deaths Respiratory M. I F. Non- Re spir at or V M. I F. I Under 1 1 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 and over Totals 1 2 5 3 2 16 6 2 / 22 -v— 7 29 The Borough was visited by the Mass Radiography Unit in May, 1953, and the following details were received from the Medical Director. Figures for the previous visit are also included. The table covers the Basingstoke rural area and includes the Bramley Military Camp. Date Number X-Rayed Total Number considered Active T.B. Number per thousand X-Rayed M. F. M. F. Total June, 1951 1,632 1,409 3,041 3 4 7 2.3* May 1953 2,476 2,387 4,863 7 1 8 1.6* * This compares with 3.3 per 1,000 for England and Wales (Report of Ministry of Health, 195J^.