[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Coleford U.D.C.

  • Coleford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Coleford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tlie Boys’ School and the Girls’ School were closed on Novem- ber lltli and were re-o])ened on December Idth. The closure was necessary owin^ to the e])idemics of Scarlet Bever and Measles. Tlie Scowlcs School was closed on December lOtli, and re- o])ened on January htln This closure w'as also necessary onJng to the prevalence of measles. MT have still no isolation hospital and no public disinfector, hnt I sliall he in a position to lay a ])lan before you next month. 'The lb houses in which the infectious cases occurred were disin- fected after the ]*ecoveiy’ of the cases by sidpliur and foi’maline fumes and formaline spi'ay, and all tlie infectious cases were visited and re])orted on. All cases of infectious diseases which were notified have been cai-efully investigated, in order to discover the causes of such dis- eases and their distribution in the District. The disinfections re- feri-ed to above were carried out l)y tlie Sanitary Inspector, and dis- infectants were supplied free of charge to persons applying for tlie in. The medical ])ractitioners in the District utilise liacteriologieal aids to diagnosis iu cases of diphtheria, typhoid fever, and tubercu- losis. Examinations are made at the Eublic Healtli Laboratory, Bi-istol University, but I cannot say how many examinations have lieen made for cases in this District. -t Eases otlier than those of notifiable infectious diseases have not been investigated. The J'ents. \hans, and Sheds Act has been added to the Dis- trict Bye-lu'iws. With regard to infantile mortality, no special steps have been taken for [)revention. The chief influences which threaten the health of the District, and whicli call for remedy, are in connection witli di'ainage, the disposal of excretal refuse, the deficient water supply, and the i n a d e (,| u a t e housing a c c o m m o d a t i o n. J. ROWLAND PAYNE, M.O.H., Coleforcl. COIvKFORD, GROS. ! ARTHUR T. BRIGHT, PRINTER.
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