[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C.

  • Ross and Whitchurch (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NS&mber of dm1 1 mp Louses found not to be fit in all respects for human habitation ,, , «.* ,.... .„. nil Remedy of Defects without Service of Forma]. Notices Number of defective dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of action by the Local Authority or their Officers 8 SECTION E. - INSPECTION MD SUPERVISION OP FOOD:- Milk Supply:- There were 291 persons registered, with the Local Authority under the Milk and Dairies Order 1 91 6 at the end of the Year. All promises are regularly inspected, 187 such inspections liaving been made during the year. SECTION INFECTIOUS AID OTHER DISEASES The most frequent infections which occurred during the year were Whooping Cough., Measles and Chicken Pox, much the greater part of the par rents being children under ten years of age. Pneumonia was the second, most prevalent ufecti otithere being 18 . notifications received, followed by Scarlet Never, of which there were 13 cases. Also there were 6 eascsof Diphtheria with one death in a child who had not been immunised, only two of these eases <ioonrred in children under 15 yaers of age. Cerebro Spinal Fever oarjurred on three occasions - all of the patients were males under 15 years of age. The distribution of the common infections according to the quarter is shown in the table below. j 1 • 5 • 'Disease. il stAgbr* ■ 2nu,Qtr, 3rd,0tr. 4th, Qtr, Total Measles Whooping Cougii Pneumonia Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Cerebro Spinal Fever 11 ! 54 4 j - 1 17 : 42 6 6 5 i 4 ~ 9 6:4 ! 2 1 2 j 1 1 2 ; 1 3 1 -_J_A' _i . . - J nr 71 18 13 6 3 All Diseases 44. ; 105 i 14 i 17 j 180 All d'season show a predominance in the first and second quarters with the single exception of pneumonia which v/as most prevalent in the fourth quarter <• The number of cases admitted to the Stretton Sugwas Isolation Hospital was nine - two of these were suffering from scarlet fever and the remaining seven from diphtheria in addition, two cases of cerebro-spinal fever were admitted to the County Council Hospital, Hereford, under the new arrangements. Analysis of Total Notified Cases According to Age:- 1 Disease. Age Groups, Totals. Un- ! der i 1 + 1 i - - 4- -T- 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ i 10-:- 15+ 20-,- 35.. 1 ** 45+ 65+ Cerebro Spinal Fever ! 1 >4 1 1 ... 3 Measles 1 j 3 5 9 9 26 7 - q ✓ — - - 69 Pneumonia 1 1 - — 2 - 1 4 — 6 3 18 Scarlet Fever - 1 1 4 1 - 3 1 1 1 1 - 13 Food Poisoning - 1 .. 1 - — — -■ - - i - - 1 Whooping Cough a j 9 2 7 5 34 5 — - 1 — — 71 Diphtheria t 1 - - 1 - 2 3 - — - • 7 Erysipelas ! ... i - ~ — *■* •• — 1 1 1 Totals 9 ' 14 14 17 14 67 14 t ; 4 17 3 6 4 183