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North Carolina Board of Healtpi 95 cases having occurred in the autumn of 1957, the specific mortality was relatively low. Nevertheless, over-all death rates climbed in the months following the peak of the outbreak due in part to elevations in death rates from pneumonia and influenza, and heart disease. The incidence of diphtheria continued to fall during the biennium. In 1957 only 49 cases, the fewest yet to be reported in North Carolina, were recorded. In each of the past two years four cases of malaria were brought to the attention of the Section. In 1956, three of these were classified as extraterritorial in type. One case was classified as indigenous; however, laboratory material was not available to confirm the diagnosis. The four cases recorded in 1957 were all of extra-territorial, military origin. The number of cases of meningococcus infection, whooping cough, measles and scarlet fever were in keeping with the known cyclic behavior of these diseases, in some reflecting an upswing, in others a decline or a plateau-like effect. Infectious jaundice, made reportable for the first time in 1952, showed a sharp fall in cases to 128 and 110, respectively, in 1956 and 1957 from the high point recorded, 1,048, in 1953. Of the diseases of animals transmissible to man, tularemia, undulant fever and psittacosis remained important. Little change has been noted in tularemia incidence over the past several years. Some increase in undulant fever is evident, indicating most likely relationship to disease in swine rather than disease in cattle. The sharp reduction in cases of psittacosis from 1956 to 1957 probably reflects better general understanding of this disease and the widespread use of antibiotic-containing bird foods. Following is a table showing the number of cases of the major communicable diseases in North Carolina for the years 1953-1957 and January-June 1958. Summary of Reported Cases of Major Communicable Disease North Carolina For the Years 1953-1957 and January-June 1958 Disease 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Jan.-June 1958 Diphtheria 130 126 85 70 49 13 Encephalitis 15 47 16 34 55 35 Hepatitis 1,142 807 313 128 110 28 Malaria 48 23 18 4 4 1 Measles 4,984 9,566 1,385 7,630 1,960 4,111 Meningococcus Infections 189 179 144 96 112 47 Poliomyelitis 926 732 460 315 233 27 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 40 28 43 35 37 6 Scarlet Fever 1,335 2,601 2,104 1,206 1,034 979 Septic Sore Throat 81 86 60 35 47 62 Smallpox 1 - Tularemia 15 18 9 16 12 11 Typhoid Fever 47 54 37 23 23 11 Typhus, Endemic 8 9 5 2 5 2 Undulant Fever 5 3 2 10 12 5 Whooping Cough 252 787 1,366 539 161 71
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-02: Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910) and ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1956-1958 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-037 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 37 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910) and ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1956-1958 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-037-0101 |
Form General | Periodicals |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 37 |
Page Number | 97 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | North Carolina Board of Healtpi 95 cases having occurred in the autumn of 1957, the specific mortality was relatively low. Nevertheless, over-all death rates climbed in the months following the peak of the outbreak due in part to elevations in death rates from pneumonia and influenza, and heart disease. The incidence of diphtheria continued to fall during the biennium. In 1957 only 49 cases, the fewest yet to be reported in North Carolina, were recorded. In each of the past two years four cases of malaria were brought to the attention of the Section. In 1956, three of these were classified as extraterritorial in type. One case was classified as indigenous; however, laboratory material was not available to confirm the diagnosis. The four cases recorded in 1957 were all of extra-territorial, military origin. The number of cases of meningococcus infection, whooping cough, measles and scarlet fever were in keeping with the known cyclic behavior of these diseases, in some reflecting an upswing, in others a decline or a plateau-like effect. Infectious jaundice, made reportable for the first time in 1952, showed a sharp fall in cases to 128 and 110, respectively, in 1956 and 1957 from the high point recorded, 1,048, in 1953. Of the diseases of animals transmissible to man, tularemia, undulant fever and psittacosis remained important. Little change has been noted in tularemia incidence over the past several years. Some increase in undulant fever is evident, indicating most likely relationship to disease in swine rather than disease in cattle. The sharp reduction in cases of psittacosis from 1956 to 1957 probably reflects better general understanding of this disease and the widespread use of antibiotic-containing bird foods. Following is a table showing the number of cases of the major communicable diseases in North Carolina for the years 1953-1957 and January-June 1958. Summary of Reported Cases of Major Communicable Disease North Carolina For the Years 1953-1957 and January-June 1958 Disease 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Jan.-June 1958 Diphtheria 130 126 85 70 49 13 Encephalitis 15 47 16 34 55 35 Hepatitis 1,142 807 313 128 110 28 Malaria 48 23 18 4 4 1 Measles 4,984 9,566 1,385 7,630 1,960 4,111 Meningococcus Infections 189 179 144 96 112 47 Poliomyelitis 926 732 460 315 233 27 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 40 28 43 35 37 6 Scarlet Fever 1,335 2,601 2,104 1,206 1,034 979 Septic Sore Throat 81 86 60 35 47 62 Smallpox 1 - Tularemia 15 18 9 16 12 11 Typhoid Fever 47 54 37 23 23 11 Typhus, Endemic 8 9 5 2 5 2 Undulant Fever 5 3 2 10 12 5 Whooping Cough 252 787 1,366 539 161 71 |
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