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

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    YEAR. Birth Rate. Death Rate. l^hthisis Deatli Rate. Other 'I'libercular Diseases Death Rate. Rate of Infantile Mortality. 1907 24-5 14-21 0-57 0-38 70-12 1908 23-39 12-81 1-14 0-31 54-49 1909 23-77 11-54 0-51 0-31 64-34 1910 22-05 11-09 0-44 0-06 54-91 1911 22-58 1413 0-73 0-24 79-23 1912 18-5 13-89 1-0 0-3 93-02 1913 18-39 9-83 1-04 0-12 53-3 Tnfp]ctioits Diseaspis.—Cases notified, 141. Scarlet fever, 57 ; diplitheria, 1.3 ; enteric fever, 2 ; erysipelas, 5 ; puerperal fever, 0 ; tuberculosis, bl ; ophthalinia neona¬ torum, 0 ; cerebro-spinal meningitis, 3. Deaths from measles, 1 ; whooping cough, 0. Scarlet fever was largely spread from Bristol—25 of the cases were from Nailsea and the adjoining part of Wraxall. Isolation Hospital.—At Flax Bourton. Three cases of diphtheria and eight of scarlet fever admitted. Water Supply.—A large part of the district is supplied by the Waterworks Companies of Bristol, Clevedon, and Portishead. These services require extension. Several polluted supplies were replaced by supplies from these companies. Drainage and Sewage Disposal.—Several sewers were relaid, repaired or cleaned. Sewage farm at Long Ashton and disposal works at Nailsea work satisfactorily. Public Scavenging.—Twice weekly at Pill. Housing.—Houses inspected, 335 ; houses closed, 24. Shortage of Houses.—Is found at Bishopsworth, Easton-in-Gordano, Pill and Long Ashton. A Local Government Board Inspector inspected many houses. The Local Government Board subsequently wrote that the housing at Pill neede-d serious attention and suggesting that the Council should use their powers under Part III of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890. Milk Supply.—Dairies, cowsheds and milk purveyors on the register, 120 ; cow- keepers on the register, 113 ; no. of inspections made during the year, 304. Several improvements have been made. Meat Inspections.—No. of slaughter-houses, 11; licensed, 0; registered, 11. A new slaughter-house was built to replace one at West Town. The slaughter¬ house at Kenn is still closed. Factories and Workshops.—No. registered, 32 ; no. of bakehouses, 21 ; no. of out¬ workers, — ; nature of outwork— Local Government Board Inquiries.—No formal inquiries. Local Government Board Inspector visited (see Housing).