[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1913
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    Adopted Acts.—Public Health Acts Aincudiuent Act, 1800 (except part IV) ; Public Health Acts Ainendiueut Act, 1007 (f)artly) ; Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1800; Public Libraries’ Acts; Burial Acts, 1852 to 1000; and local Acts. Improvements required.—Improved water si4)])ly and enlargement of cemetery (powers are being sought in a Bill now before Parliament) ; new slaughter-houses (loan already obtained) ; improvements at the Isolation Hospital. ImPROVEM ENTS RECORDED and im})rovements in AS CARRIED OFT TN 1013 Report.—Housiiig improvements cowsheds, etc. Health Visitor jmovided. WIVELISCOMBE. URBAN DISTRICT. iM.O.H., Dr. Wm. Penberthy. Area, in acres, 182. Ropulation.—Census POll, 1,316. No. of Inhabited Houses, 330. S o:\rE VITAL Sanitary Inspector, G. Prout. Estimated to middle of 1013, 1,310. New houses erected during the year, 0. Statistics for Seven Years. YEAR. Birth Rate. Death Rate. Phthisis Death Rate. Other Tubercular Diseases Death Rate. Rate of Infantile Mortality. 1907 22-5 11.2 0.70 0.00 187-5 1908 21.8 11.9 070 0.00 322 1909 19-0 13-4 070 0.70 0-0 1910 17.6 15-5 0.70 0.00 0 0 1911 18.9 17.4 0.75 1.51 40 0 1912 14 4 9-8 0.00 0.00 0.01 1913 151 12.9 2-27 0 00 0 00 Infectious Diseases.—Cases notified, 5. Scarlet fever, 0 ; fever, 0 ; erysipelas, 0 ; puerperal fever, 0 ; tuberculosis, torum, 0. Deaths from measles, 0 ; whooping cough, 0. diphtheria, 0 ; enteric 5 ; ophthalmia neona- IsoLATTON Hospital.—None. W’ater Supply.—Ample. Analysis of gravitation Medical Oflicer of Health thinks this condition su])ply not quite satisfactory, will be easilv remedied. but Drainage and Sewage Disposal.—There are now no cess[)its and no eartli-closets in the district. Public Scavenging.—Onlv fairlv well done by the Contractor.