DISEASE FIGURES
Less Illness In Citv
A slight fall to the number of patients consulting their doctors with non-notiflable diseases is recorded by the research committee of the Canterbury faculty of the College of General Practitioners. The figures refer to the four weeks ended October 29, compared with the four weeks ended October 1. Tn all, 455 cases were reported by the doctors for the more recent period, against 526 patients to the earlier period. The number of doctors reporting in the four weeks ended October 29, however, was slightly lower than previously—-an average of 10 instead of 10.5 Influenza declined fairly sharply, the gastric and myalgic varieties almost disappearing. Respiratory influenza affected all age groups, but was mostly verjr mild. The total was 131 against 183 to the previous four weeks. Gaistro-enteritis was mainly moderate, and lasted generally for about two or three days. The total fell from 57 in the earlier period to 48 in the more recent one. There were frequent cases of non-specific fever, while streptococcal sore throat acute bronchitis, and pneumonia were common. There was a seasonal aggravation of bronchial asthma. Diseases where the number of cases rose slightly included Chicken-pox (lit against 12) and mumps (37 against 27).
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29673, 17 November 1961, Page 7
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