Objective To analyze the characteristic features of notifiable diseases in a general hospital from 2010 to 2014, and provide basis information for notifiable diseases' prevention and control. Methods Using descriptive epidemiological methods and microsoft Excel 2007, the report data of notifiable diseases was statistically analyzed. Results The number of notifiable diseases increased during 2010 to 2014. 11 673 cases of notifiable diseases were reported in the hospital at the same time.The top five reported cases of notifiable diseases were hand-foot-and-mouth disease(HFMD),hepatitis B virus, syphilis, chlamydia trachomatis infection and tuberculosis, account for 21.17%,12.44%,12.16%,8.51% and 7.52% accordingly. Moreover, there are total 21 death cases have been reported and case fatality rate was 1.799‰.Different infectious diseases showed different trend variation during the above mentioned period. Conclusion We should understand and grasp the local incidence of infectious disease, strengthen the prevention and control, improve the pathogen detection, make an effort on screening, and prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the hospital.