[Report 1930] / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1930
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    The accommodation provided for the isolation of Small Pox cases at The Beeches ” Isolation Hospital, Abersychan, was during the year, found to be adequate, and it was not necessary to utilise, as previously, any of the other Isolation Hospitals in the County. This was due to the fact that the number of beds at “ The Beeches ” was increased and that the cases were more evenly spread over the first 10 months of the year. The Motor Ambulance which was purchased for the removal of cases of Small Pox proved to be satisfactory, and it was not necessary to call for assistance from outside authorities as in previous years. The epidemic of Small Pox in Monmouthshire was fully dealt with in the Reports for the years 1927 and 1928, and the following reports were included : — 1. Interim Report upon the incidence of Small Pox, February to July, 1927, being the vaccinal condition of the first 1,230 cases with related data and activities by Dr. H. M. Ayres, one of the Assistant Medical Officers of Health. 2. The Vaccinal Condition of the school children of Monmouthshire, by Dr. Nathan Rocyn Jones, Assistant Medical Officer, September, 1927. 3. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Panel Committee of the Medical Practitioners in Monmouthshire, dated 22nd April, 1927. 4. The Report of the Committee appointed by the Minister of Health. The campaign of the so-called anti-vaccinists has been continued during the year, and as before, has rendered the work of the Medical Department more difficult when dealing with this disease. 2.—VACCINATION. Under the Local Government Act, 1929, the functions relating to Vaccin- ation came under the control of the County Council as and from the 1st April, •930, as one of the functions relating to infant life protection and public health and which were formerly discharged by the Poor Law Authorities. This has it obligatory to discharge vaccination functions under Public Health and not Poor Law powers. Since the transfer of these func- tions the work has been administered by the County Medical Officer, and all reports relating to vaccination are submitted to him. According to the instructions of the Registrar-General the following is a summary of the returns made by the Vaccination Officers relating to children whose births were regis-
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