Case Registry for Rheumatic Fever in Greater Miami, Florida

The Incidence of Rheumatic Fever in Metropolitan Nashville, 1963–19691

“…The few attempts at rheumatic fever registry have been centered around casefinding, treatment, and streptococcal prophylaxis, rather than the collection of accu¬ rate data on incidence. One notable exception was the rheumatic fever registry in Miami, Fla., of Saslaw and Schwartzman (1) aimed toward recording all known and suspected active rheu¬ matic fever episodes over the period 1955-58. It is desirable for epidemiologic reasons to determine the incidence of rheumatic fever. (11).…”