[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough.
- Nelson (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1894
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![This speaks for itself with regard to the sanitary precautions adopted. The want of a pteam disinfecting apparatus was again manifest during the epidemic, clothing having to be taken tjo a neighbouring Authority. In the third quarter there was no special epidemic, but a number of sporadjic cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever. In the fourth quarter we had a severe epideujiic of Measles (25 deaths being registered during the quarter from that disease and its complications) so alarming that several of the schools were closed for a time. As this disease is not included under the notifiable cases, I am unable to give you any idea as to the actual number of cases. I may here treated much too lightly by a great number of parents, who think all they have to dp is to sweat the child, keep it in bed a few days (in a great many cases not even putting the child to about again ; the result in a great many cases being the child gets cold, is attache or pneumonia in such a severe form as to endanger its life—in fact, nearly all the fa such complications. In glancing over the tabulated list of the causes of death you will see t deaths were recorded whose ages were 65 years and over. One case of over-crow< on enquiry was not substantiated : also a house as unfit for habitation, this was o’, oi diseased meat reported was found to be groundless. One case of having diseased rah was prosecuted, the owner being heavily fined, and the rabbits (21) destroyed. Mr. Inspector) informs me that during the year he I'eceived 244 complaints of nuisances, of cases secured an abatement thereof by a written representation without the service In one case legal proceedings were instituted for unsanitary water closet, and a Also that 200 privies and 179 cesspools were altered to water-closets. Twelve not] ay that measles is alterations of farm premises. The scavenging has been efficiently carried out by th ashes deposited at tips, animal and vegetable garbage treated at the refuse destructor, it is expected soon to have a new (and as perfect as possible) refuse destructor, at disinfecting apparatus. The lodging house at Clough Bottom continues to be well man subjected to great risk during the small-pox epidemic, was happily free from any on Mr. Bradley (Borough Surveyor) kindly informs me that during the year, 60 streets have been completed at a cost of £16,000, involving the construction of 3,500 yards (lineal) of mam interc pting sewers, and about 2,300 lineal yards of branch drains, paving of 4,800 lineal yards of streets, and ihe laying of 8,300 lineal yards of flagged footway. From the above you will see the sanitary requiremen R are_keeping pace with the growth of the district, and as we have had a plentiful supply of good water espite the leakage) we may safely say the Health Committee are using their best endeavours to make anc keep the Borough free from preventible diseases. I am, 8ir, ed), then let it run with bronchitis or I cases were from during the year 55 was reported, but ’ I. One case of xposed for sale jStley (Sanitary jn the majority catutory notice, jction recorded, lies were issued for Corporation, the Here I may say d I hope a steam ged, and although tbreak of disease. Yours obediently. A. P. MILLAR. /](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29899357_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
