[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Oswestry Borough.

  • Oswestry (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Oswestry Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    15/46 (page 10)
    DIPHTHDRTA ANTI~TOXIN ORDUHo i supply of Diphtheria Anti'-toxin is available for cases residing in jswestry in accordance v:ith the provisions; of the above Order, rhis is available from the Health Offices, 6, Salop Road or after office s-^iirs from Mr* H- Isaac; Grenston, Crces'ifylan Lane, Oswestry. 105 000 units were used during the yeaXo VDHDRDAl DISEASE. ri has been officio.lly stated that there has been an increase of 75^ - % in venereal disease threrghcut the Country during the wax. These j.gurpo are based on attendance at Clinics and Service oases. « h: is satisfactory go record that by these criteria there is no evidenc: :>f increase over the years of war in Os vestry, but it oust be cecognised that many young people are leaving Oswestry and going where temptation and risks arc greater, E ac .1 ]. i t i o s for Tr e at men t <.■ rhese are now availalole at the Dispensary. Lower Brook Street and are administered by the Salop County Council. Ihe Medical Officer attends on Thursdays, the hours being - Men Ip.ra. to Bpoiiic V/omen Buomo to ppsiiio leabies v/hich showed signs of being rather troublesome last year, -ilthough it never reached the dimensions in this Borough that it did ,ni some places, has d'oring 19^2 yielded to measures taken to prevent t :s spread, these have b.^en early visits to houses where cases have been reported a,nd the supervision and treatment of contacts. Ihere was a total of 34 known cases distributed among 13 families. Ip of them were evaouuced children. In some cases they appear to