asked the Minister for Health if he will state (a) for each of the years 1956, 1957 and 1958 the number of cases of poliomyelitis notified to health authorities, (b) the number of cases in the administrative areas of the various county boroughs and county councils, and (c) the incidence of such cases per 100,000 of the population in respect of each administrative area.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Incidence of Poliomyelitis.
11.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate my reply to this question in the form of a tabular statement herewith.
Following is the statement:—
INCIDENCE OF POLIOMYELITIS
The incidence per 100,000 of the population is given in brackets after the case figures.
|
Population |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
||||
|
Dublin C.B. |
539,476 |
80 |
(14.8) |
22 |
(4.1) |
77 |
(14.3) |
|
Cork C.B. |
80,011 |
78 |
(97.5) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Limerick C.B. |
50,886 |
1 |
(2.0) |
2 |
(3.9) |
2 |
(3.9) |
|
Waterford C.B. |
28,878 |
2 |
(6.9) |
— |
— |
2 |
(6.9) |
|
Carlow |
33,888 |
7 |
(20.7) |
1 |
(3.0) |
3 |
(8.90) |
|
Dublin Co. |
166,305 |
29 |
(17.4) |
8 |
(4.8) |
20 |
(12.0) |
|
Kildare |
65,915 |
9 |
(13.7) |
1 |
(1.5) |
19 |
(28.8) |
|
Kilkenny |
64,089 |
11 |
(17.2) |
9 |
(14.0) |
8 |
(12.5) |
|
Laoighis |
47,087 |
8 |
(17.0) |
2 |
(4.2) |
13 |
(27.6) |
|
Longford |
32,969 |
2 |
(6.1) |
4 |
(12.1) |
8 |
(24.3) |
|
Louth |
69,194 |
5 |
(7.2) |
1 |
(1.4) |
1 |
(1.4) |
|
Meath |
66,762 |
11 |
(16.5) |
1 |
(1.5) |
6 |
(9.0) |
|
Offaly |
51,970 |
1 |
(1.9) |
14 |
(26.9) |
2 |
(3.8) |
|
Westmeath |
54,122 |
1 |
(1.8) |
6 |
(11.1) |
14 |
(25.9) |
|
Wexford |
87,259 |
21 |
(24.1) |
20 |
(22.9) |
— |
— |
|
Wicklow |
59,906 |
— |
— |
1 |
(1.7) |
6 |
(10.0) |
|
Clare |
77,176 |
1 |
(1.3) |
3 |
(3.9) |
— |
— |
|
Cork Co. |
256,652 |
142 |
(55.3) |
23 |
(9.0) |
17 |
(6.6) |
|
Kerry |
122,072 |
32 |
(26.2) |
6 |
(4.9) |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
86,995 |
10 |
(11.5) |
2 |
(2.3) |
1 |
(1.1) |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
55,697 |
3 |
(5.4) |
1 |
(1.8) |
6 |
(10.8) |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
73,718 |
9 |
(12.2) |
— |
— |
1 |
(1.4) |
|
Waterford Co. |
45,153 |
6 |
(13.3) |
— |
— |
5 |
(11.1) |
|
Galway |
155,553 |
4 |
(2.6) |
2 |
(1.3) |
15 |
(9.6) |
|
Leitrim |
37,056 |
1 |
(2.7) |
1 |
(2.7) |
1 |
(2.7) |
|
Mayo |
133,052 |
2 |
(1.5) |
6 |
(4.5) |
12 |
(9.0) |
|
Roscommon |
63,710 |
1 |
(1.6) |
2 |
(3.1) |
5 |
(7.8) |
|
Sligo |
56,850 |
1 |
(1.8) |
1 |
(1.8) |
1 |
(1.8) |
|
Cavan |
61,740 |
4 |
(6.5) |
1 |
(1.6) |
5 |
(8.1) |
|
Donegal |
122,059 |
8 |
(6.6) |
4 |
(3.3) |
10 |
(8.2) |
|
Monaghan |
52,064 |
9 |
(17.3) |
4 |
(7.7) |
4 |
(7.7) |
|
TOTALS |
2,898,264 |
499 |
(17.2) |
148 |
(5.1) |
264 |
(9.1) |