MORE CASES REPORTED
Notifiable disease cases of all kinds increased by 130 in the four weeks ended October 30, compared with the previous four-weekly period, reported the research committee of the Canterbury faculty of the College of General Practitioners. There were increases in gastro-enteritis, chickenpox, mumps and rubella. Seventysix returns were received, one more than in the previous period. Mild whooping cough in children who had been given a full course of injections was noted by city doctors during the latter four-weekly period. The children had harsh coughs several weeks, but little sputum, no vomiting and they were well between paroxysms. Details of cases with those for the previous period, are: Viral infections, 454 (545): staphylococcal infections, 210 (171); gastro-enteritis, 332 (243): chickenpox, 61 (21): mumps. 127 (93); measles, 19 (12): rubella, 28 (1): whooping cough, 24 (43): otitis me dia, 129 (124); pleurodynia, 11 (12); acute tonsilitis, 273 (278): acute labyrinthitis, 16 (20). glandular fever, 18 (11); herpes zoster, 15 (12): tracheitis 13 (14); pityriasis rosea, 6 (10). Total, 1746 (1616).
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31224, 23 November 1966, Page 7
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