Social deprivation and bacterial meningitis in north east thames region: three year study using small area statistics

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Abstract
Between 1991 and 1993, 369 cases of bacterial meningitis (177 due to Neisseria meningitidis; 103 to Haemophilus influenzae; 89 to Streptococcus pneumoniae) were recorded in North East Thames and had postcode data available (representing 89% of all cases collected). Deprivation was measured by Townsend score4 and levels of overcrowding in the ward of residence and linked to cases by postcodes. The eight cases of H influenzae meningitis which occurred after the introduction of routine infant immunisation in 1993 were excluded.

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