[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury (Union) R.D.C.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Meat,—There are 3 slaughter houses in the district, but these are not used to any great extent, much of the meat being brought into the district from the urban districts in the neighbourhood. There is no public abattoir, and no arrangements are made for the inspection of meat at the time of slaughter. Meat exposed for sale is frequently inspected by the Sanitary Inspector. There are 2 bakehouses in the district. Most of the bread is either baked privately or brought in from the surrounding urban districts. Infectious Diseases.—The notification of Measles was suspended by Order of the Ministry of Health as from December 31st, 1919. The notification of Chickenpox was adopted under a temporary Order for a period of six months from November 20th, 1920. The total number of notifications received during the year was 69. This number included 4 cases of Chickenpox, 1 case of Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis, 2 of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 3 of Malaria, and 4 of Pneumonia. Measles was somewhat prevalent in the district in the early part of the year and one school, Prestolee (Infants) was closed in the month of January. Removal to Hospital.—25 cases in all were removed to the Institutions of the Bury and District Joint Hospital Board, of these 9 were sufifcuing from Diphtheria, 6 from Scarlatina, 1 from Enteric Fever, 6 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and 1 from other forms of Tuberculous Diseases. The following Table shows the distribution of the cases in the various townships : Locality Ordinary Infectious Cases O) O o -*-=> CLi I—* CO cn i CD CD i' J P-i > D > ! CD CD CD 'rT > O Ph Ainsworth 2007 'Birtle-c-Bamfrd 1618 Outwood 2424 V ZJ Unsworth Walmersley-c- Shuttleworth ~ 02 3^ ^ CD -r ce a ICO O) 6 2 3| 1 —’ l‘ 4—! 4 2 l| 1 2538 460' : <D CD o Total... 9047! 4 12 316 112 a 3 c8 3 O cd cS 53 A ^ O — 'O U , 03 fu i-2 ; 3 1 c C - 3 2 2 — oe P< ® oc O Tuberculosis Cases c3 CO CO O CO <D CO c2 Tota] Infectious removed t( Per cent, o 1 to po pula Pulmoi Tubrcu G in -4-3 0) O o ^ 2 § 19 3 •94 1 1 —, 6 2 •37 1 8 4 2 11 9 •45 4 5 9 8 12 4 •47 3 1 4 1 1 — •21 1 1 2 1 i j i 4918 •54 10 10 20 7 o a 3 4> O •04 •24 •43: ■22'