Report of Dr. Sidney Coupland on the outbreak of small-box in the Dewsbury Union in 1891-2.

  • Sidney Coupland
Date:
1894
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report of Dr. Sidney Coupland on the outbreak of small-box in the Dewsbury Union in 1891-2. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

    40/250 (page 24)
    iVloiiLn> Urhfln Sanitary Districts. Riural Sanitary District. 1892. March - Leeds - Sheffield • Leeds. Sheffield. Wakefield - Wakefield Wakefield. Wortley Stocksbridge. April Dewsbury - Dflncaster - Batley, Birstal, Dews- bury, Heckmondwikfe, Livevsedge, Mirfield, Morley, Ossett, Ra- vensthoi-pe, Snotliill Wether, Sov>thiU Up- per, Thomhil. Doncaster. Halifax Hahfax - Halifax. Hudflers- field. Hunslet Huddersfield, Meltharr:. . Hunslet. Leeds - Leeds. North Bier- lev. Sheffield - North Bierley, Cleck- heaton. Sheffield. Wakefield - Wakefield Wakefieldo Wortlej Stocksbridge. May ■ Bradford - Bradford. Dewsbury - Doncaster - Batley, Dewsbury, Heck- mondwike, Morley, Ossett, Havensthorpe, Sootbill Nether, Soot- hill Upper, Thornhill. Doncaster. Halifax Huddersfield Halifnx. Brifcbouse, Hip- pprholirie, Rastrick. Huddersfield. Halifax. Hunslet Rothwell - Hunslet. Keighley - Keighley. North Bier- ley. Penistone - Sheffield - North Bierley, Cleck- /l,eatoii, Drighlinfiton. Sheffield. Penistone, 1st Div. Wakefield - Wakefield] Wakefield. Wortley Stocksbridge. June - Bamsley - Bradford - Bradford. Bamsley. Ddwshury - Doncaster - Batley, Dewsbury, Heek- mond wike, Li versedge, Morley, Osaett, Ravens- thorpe. Soothill Nether, SoothiU Upper, Thorii- hill. Mexboro' - Doncaster.. Halifax Huddersfield Brighouse, Hipperholme,. Qneensfejiy, Rastrick, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax. Holmfirth. Halifax. North Bier- ley. Penistone ■ Cleckheaton, North Bierley. Thurlstone. Pontefract - Knottingley. Eotherham Swinton. Sheffield - Sheffield. Wakefield - Wakefield Wakefield. Wortley Stocksbridge. July Bradford - Bradford. Dewsbury - Doncaster - Batley ,Dpwsbury,Hpck- mondwike. Liver- sedge, Morley. Doncaste^i Goole Goole, **- Hahfax Brighouse, Greetland, Queensbury, Rast- rii k, Souyiowram, Sowerby Bridge, Hiilifai. Halifax. Month. Union. Urban Sanitary Districts. Rural Sanitary District. 189a. Juiy - Huajiersfleld Knaresborp' Leeds North Bier- ley. Pontefract - Sheffield - Marsden (Colne Valley). Knaresbt)ro'. Leeds. Drighlington, North Bierley. Knottingley. Handsworth, Slieffield. Wakefield ■ Normanton, Wakefield - Wakefield., Wharfdale - Otiey. Wortley Stocksbridge. August - Barnsley - Bradford - Dewsbury - Doncaster - Barnsley. Bi-adford. Dewsbury, Heckraond- wike,Mirfield, Morley, Ossett, Ravensthorpe, Thornhill. MexboroJ. Halifax Leeds Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge. Leeds. Halifax. North Brier- ley. Pattiley Bridge. Penistone - Cleckheaton, Drighling- ton. Penistone, Thurlstone. Pateley Briage. Sheffield - Handsworth. Todcaorden Mytholomroyd. Wakefield - Horbury, Normanton, Sandal, Wakefield. Reverting now to the outbreak within the Dewsbury Union, I propose, in the first place, to give a general account of this, and afterwards to deal with the epidemic ii) each of the 13 districts that were invaded. The total number of cases occurring within the period- named (70 vveeksl, was 1,029, and as the annexed table (Table XXIX.) and diagrams (Plans A., B., and C.) show the distribution throughout the union varied- from month to month. Thus, as already said, one case occurred in Batley in April 1891; in May there was, in addition to cases in Batley, one in Ossjett. In June, one case in Birstal, Heckmondwike and Soothill Upper respectively, as well as in Batley and Dewsbury. Cases continued to arise in Batley and Dewsbury during July, August and September, but it may be observed that the disease had practically died out in Batley. Indeed, save for two children in one family attacked in the middle of September, Batley enjoyed an immunity from it until'- the week of November. Cases occurred in Dewsbury in October; and in November one case each from Ossett and Ravensthorpe, were added to these in Batley and Dewsbury, In December, Birstal, Heckmondwike and Liversedge were the districts infected in addition to Batley (where the disease had markedly recrudesced), and Dewsbury (where it had almost ceased). The early months of 1892, were characterised by a severe, and wide extension of the small- pox. In January cases occurred in Birstal, Heckmondwike, Liversedge, Morley, Soothill Nether, and Soothill Upper, besides in Batley and Dewsbury, where it had now got a firm hold. In February, only three out of the fourteen districts of the Union were free from cases of small-pox, viz.:—Birkenshaw, Gomersal and Morley. Birkenshaw and Gomersal had no cas.es during the whole period under review, and the majority of those arising in Morley were of a remarkably mild type. In March, Liversedge and Ossett were free ; but in April, a case occurred in the latter district. In May, there were no cases in Birstal, Liversedge, and Mirfield; in June, none in Birstal, Mirfield, and Thornhill. In July, the only districts which had cases were Batley, Dewsbury, Liversedge, Morley, and Thornhill; and in ^M<7M^i (to the week ending 27th), cases, had occurred in seven difi'erent districts, chiefly in Mirfield, arid Morley.