[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C.

  • Brentwood (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentwood U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    thereof in the slaughterhouse or in the shop are examined. Cleaning: up after slaughtering and prompt removal of offensive matters are on the whole satisfactory. Altogether slaughterhouses are fairly well maintained and the Bye-laws complied with. There is no public abbatoir in the district. The following table shows the number of slaughterhouses in use in the district at tlie dates mentioned :— 1920. January, 1925. December, 1925. Registered 2 2 2 Licensed ... 3 3 3 Totals 5 5 5 The bakehouses and other premises where foods are manu- factured, prepared, stored or exposed for sale, are kept in a fairly good condition, cleansing and whitewashing being regularly and efficiently carried out. The provisions of the “ Sale of Foods and Drugs Act ” are out by the County Council. PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The prevalence of notifiable infectious diseases for the last five years is shown in the following table :— Notifiable Diseases for 5 Years (Other than Tuberculosis.) Diseases 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 Total 5 years Yearly Aver. Scarlet Fever 17 20 30 9 37 113 22.6 Diphtheria 31 5 4 5 29 74 14.8 Erysipelas 1 0 2 2 1 6 1.2 Ophthal Neon 0 1 2 0 1 4 .8 Puerperal Fever 0 1 0 0 0 1 .2 Pneumonia ... 0 0 0 1 0 1 .2 Total Cases ... 49 27 38 17 68 199 39.8 The following table gives particulars of notifiable diseases in the area during the year 1925 (other than tuberculosis) :— Diseases Total cases notified. Cases admitted to Hospital. Total deaths. Scttrlet Fever 37 35 — Diphtheria 29 27 1 H rysipelas 1 — — Ophthal Neon 1 — — 'liitals 68 62 1 [12]