The information given is for the last three years for which data is available, and is set out in the following table. Data included in this table refers to the incidence of infections in children up to 15 years of age.
London Rest of England London Rest of England London Rest of England Diphtheria1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Tetanus 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pertussis2 27 391 42 322 37 359 Haemophilus Influenzae type b 4 41 6 42 9 31 Polio 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meningitis C 0 3 1 5 1 8 Measles3 30 28 195 334 345 422 Mumps3 220 1,823 67 322 21 137 Rubella3 2 5 1 1 2 5 1 Isolation of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae or C ulcerans. 2 Notified cases of whooping cough. Acellular pertussis is a vaccine not a disease. 3 The number includes cases confirmed by both oral fluid IgM antibody tests and other laboratory reported cases.