[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C.
- Kirkburton (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Kirkburton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Cases of Scarlet] (Fever were more numerous than in the previous year, but apart from this there was no unusual prevalence of infectious or other diseases in the District during 1948. Smallpox. There were no cases of Smallpox notified during the year. Diphtheria During the year 2 cases of Diphtheria were notified, a male aged 40 and a female aged 34, as compared with none in 1947. Both cases were admitted to Mill Hill Isolation Hospital where they made satisfactory recoveries. A further unnotified case occurred, the patient being a nurse at Storthes Hall Hospital who subsequently died from the disease. Until the coming into force of the National Health Service Act supplies of Anti-Toxin were obtainable by medical practitioners for the treatment of suspected cases and contacts, on application to the Medical Officer of Health. The power to supply Anti-Toxin was then repealed and under Section 18 of the Act medical practitioners are now! to obtain supplies for emergency use through the hospital service, stocks being held at Infectious Diseases Hospitals or, where these are not readily accessible, at General Hospitals. The immunisation campaign continued during the year, general practitioners and officers of the County Health Department carrying out these inoculations. During the year 11 children of school age and 127 children under 5 years of age received a complete course of in- jections. In addition, 8 children who had been inoculated some years ago received “booster” doses. Owing to the incomplete records available it is impossible to give an accurate estimate of ihe total num- ber of children in the District who have received a complete course of injections. Scarlet Fever During the year 18 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified as compared with 4 in 'the previous year. Of these cases 5 occurred in Lepton, and 3 each ' in Flockton, Shelley, and Whitley Upper. Although the disease was mild in character in most cases, 15 of the patients were admitted to the Mill Hill Isolation Hospital. No deaths were registered as due ,to this disease. The distribution of the cases is shown in the following table :— Ward Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. May Jun. July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov Dec. T‘t‘l 1 Flockton 1 1 1 3 Kirkburton 1 Kirkheaton Lepton 1 1 3 5 Shelley — 2 3 Shepley Thurstonl’d & 1 Farnley Tyas 1 1 1 Whitley Doper Storthes Kail 1 3 Hospital 1 Totals : 2 3 — 1 — — 1 1 1 3 2 4 18](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29536601_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
