[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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    Infectious Diseases.—Cases notified, 18. Scarlet fever, 4; diplitlieria, 0; enteric fever, 0 ; erysipelas, 3 ; {luerperal fever, 0 ; tuberculosis, 11. Deaths from measles, 0 ; whoo})ing cough, 1. Five deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis and one from other tubercular disease. Two cases of phthisis received into Sanatoria ; slielters, etc., su])plied to several cases. Isolation Hospital.—None. Water SuppiiY.—The parishes of West Buckland, Bradford and Nynehead are ill sup- })lied, many of the wells being polluted. A scheme to remedy this commenced, but delayed owing to the water powers of Taunton Town Council extending to these parishes. Drainage and Sewage Disposal.—-Drainage operations carried out at Milverton, Hill- common and Bradford. Public Scavenging.—None. Housing.—Houses inspected, 292 ; houses closed, 4. Milk Supply.—Dairies, cowsheds and milk purveyors on the register, 28 ; cow- keepers on the register, not stated ; no. of inspections made during the year, not stated. The majority of dairies considered defective on inspection (cow-pens and drainage). Circular sent by Council to all cow-keepers in the district. Meat Inspections.—No. of slaughter-houses, not stated. Factories and Workshops.—Factories, workshops and bakehouses regularW inspected. Numbers not stated. No. of outworkers, 10 ; nature of outwork—glove and shirt¬ making and quilting. Local Government Board Inquiries.—None. Adopted Acts.—Public Health Acts Amendment Acts, 1890 and 1907, and Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890. Improvements required.—Better water supply for West Buckland, Bradford and Nynehead. Completion of dairies, cowsheds and milkshops register. Improvements recorded as carried out in 1913 Report.—Scheme for improving water supply of parishes, mentioned above, commenced. Water supply of Samp- ford Moor im])roved. WELLS. RURAL DISTRICT. M.O.H., Dr. G. W. Eglinton. Sanitary Inspectors P. Williams. E. H. Padfield. Area, in acres, 58,045. Population.—Census 1911, 10,035. No. OF Inhabited Houses, 2,307. Estimated to middle of 1913, 10,009. New I'louses erected during the year, 5.