[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough.

  • Southport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The improvement in 1897—is great. A somewhat similar diminution is observable as regards cases of Measles, which by the way are not notified, but are “ ascertained.” 1 do not think there is any material disposition to conceal measles. The circumstance to be deprecated is the small importance attached to this fatal disease, which carries off year by year more than twice as many children as Scarlet Fever. TABLE XXVIII. Cases of Measles coming to our knowledge month by month, in 1897 and 1896 :— January ... February March.. April . May . June . July . August ... September October .. November December Total. 1897. 1896. 0 . 6 1 . 26 5 83 6 . 10 0 65 1 . 0 3 2 2 . 0 0 . 0 6 59 0 . 2 3 2 27 Total. 255 There were more cases of Typhoid Fever notified in 1897 than in 1896, viz.— 31 in 1897, as against 18 in 1896. They were notified as follows :— TABLE XXIX. January . February . March . April. May . June. July ... August. September ..r. . October. November . December............. 3 1 4 0 2 1 3 4 3 3 2 5
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