Selected National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reports, and historical data 1 1. The historical data are the averages of the number of notifications in the corresponding 4 week periods of the last 3 years and the 2 week periods immediately preceding and following those. No notification of poliomyelitis has been received since 1978.
Totals comprise data from all States and Territories.
Cumulative figures are subject to retrospective revision, so there may be discrepancies between the number of new notifications and the increment in the cumulative figure from the previous period. Includes congenital rubella. Diseases preventable by routine childhood immunisation are presented in Table 1. 2. Totals comprise data from all States and Territories. Cumulative figures are subject to retrospective revision so there may be discrepancies between the number of new notifications and the increment in the cumulative figure from the previous period.