| The table below contains the numeric data used to create the graph | 
 
| Year | Notifications | 
| 1940 | 409,521 | 
| 1941 | 409,715 | 
| 1942 | 286,341 | 
| 1943 | 376,104 | 
| 1944 | 158,479 | 
| 1945 | 446,796 | 
| 1946 | 160,402 | 
| 1947 | 393,787 | 
| 1948 | 399,606 | 
| 1949 | 385,935 | 
| 1950 | 367,725 | 
| 1951 | 616,182 | 
| 1952 | 389,502 | 
| 1953 | 545,050 | 
| 1954 | 146,995 | 
| 1955 | 693,803 | 
| 1956 | 160,556 | 
| 1957 | 633,678 | 
| 1958 | 259,308 | 
| 1959 | 539,524 | 
| 1960 | 159,364 | 
| 1961 | 763,531 | 
| 1962 | 184,895 | 
| 1963 | 601,255 | 
| 1964 | 306,801 | 
| 1965 | 502,209 | 
| 1966 | 343,642 | 
| 1967 | 460,407 | 
| 1968 | 236,154 | 
| 1969 | 142,111 | 
| 1970 | 307,408 | 
| 1971 | 135,241 | 
| 1972 | 145,916 | 
| 1973 | 152,578 | 
| 1974 | 109,636 | 
| 1975 | 143,072 | 
| 1976 | 55,502 | 
| 1977 | 173,361 | 
| 1978 | 124,067 | 
| 1979 | 77,363 | 
| 1980 | 139,487 | 
| 1981 | 52,979 | 
| 1982 | 94,195 | 
| 1983 | 103,700 | 
| 1984 | 62,079 | 
| 1985 | 97,408 | 
| 1986 | 82,054 | 
| 1987 | 42,158 | 
| 1988 | 86,001 | 
| 1989 | 26,222 | 
| 1990 | 13,302 | 
| 1991 | 9,680 | 
| 1992 | 10,268 | 
| 1993 | 9,612 | 
| 1994 | 16,375 | 
 
Source: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)