[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Both diseases became notifiable on August 1st. Since this date 7 eases of Measles and 2 cases of Whooping Cough have been notified and nursing facilities sought in 1 case. During the whole year 956 cases of measles (all ages) came to my notice, and there were 44 deaths. There were 258 known cases of Whooping Cough, which was responsible for the deaths of 32 children. The following tables give in detail the number of notifications received of the various infectious and contagious diseases as they occurred in each quarter of the year, in the wards and the various age groups. 1 Quarters 2 3 4 Total Admitted to Hosp. D’ths. Smallpox — — — — -- • - — Enteric Fever — — — — 2 2 1 Diphtheria 18 6 5 16 45 44 3 Scarlet Fever 10 15 22 96 143 115 1 Puerperal Fever —• 4 — 2 6 4 4 Puerperal Pyrexia 5 3 5 3 16 10 1 Erysipelas 15 11 14 33 73 8 — Meningococcal Meningitis ... -— 1 — ■— 1 1 — Tuberculosis, Pulmonary 17 17 25 13 72 6 56 Tuberculosis, O.F. 18 15 16 11 60 1 15 Pneumonia, All Forms 133 39 41 49 262 19 176 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 —— 2 1 4 — — Encephalitis Lethargica -— 1 1 — 2 -— 3 Measles (under 6 years) — — — 6 6 — 40 German Measles (under 5 yrs.) — — 1 — 1 — — Whooping Cough (under 5 yrs.) •— — 2 — 2 — 31 Non-Notifiable . Measles (over 5 years) 331 525 38 62 956 — 4 Whooping Cough (over 5 yrs.) 213 32 10 3 258 — 1 Chicken Pox ... 65 32 41 58 196 — —. Mumps... 540 99 7 7 653 — -- INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS. Wards Smallpox Enteric Fever t Diphtheria Scarlet Fever Puerperal Fever j Puerperal Pyrexia Erysipelas j Meningococeal j Meningitis Tuberculosis 1 (Pulmonary) i (Tuberculosis | other forms) | Pneumonia (all forms) Ophthalmia Neonatorum Encephalitis Lethargica Measles (under 5 years) German Mea¬ sles (un. 5 yrs) Whooping Co. (under 5 years) Totals in each Ward j Sand well... 1 4 17 1 1 1 4 1 21 1 _ 50 Lyndon ... — 2 4 11 — 3 9 — 9 11 25 1 — — — — 75 Tantany — — 4 27 3 1 10 — 4 10 37 — — — — 2 98 Hill Top ... — — 6 22 — 3 12 — 10 7 26 2 — 2 — — 90 Hams te ad — — 2 1 — — 1 — 2 2 — — — - — — 8 Spon Lane — — 6 5 3 3 8 — 16 7 36 — 1 1 — - 86 Lyng — — 2 8 — 2 6 1 8 8 32 — — 2 1 — 70 Town Hall — — 10 10 — — 14 — 8 5 20 — — — — — 67
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