[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Holmfirth U.D.C.

  • Holmfirth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Holmfirth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    UBRARV HOLIvIFIRTH URBAN DISTRICT annual report of the medic^.l officer of health for the YEAR 1946 Mr. Chairman and Couhcillors, A, ' In presenting my annual report for the year I946 I have complied with the instructions laid down by the Ministry of Health in Circular 13/47 dated 13th March, 1947. There have been no changes in the general provision of health services for the area. The legislation in force in the area has remained the same. There have been no marked changes or developments in the sanitary circumstances of the area during the year. For details see Sanitary Inspectors’ report. The water supply was satisfactory in quantity and quality during the year. Twenty eight examinations were made for plumbo-solvency, twenty seven of these were saLisfactory and one unsatisfactory, after standing all night. DIPHTHERIA I]VD;IUNI&ATIQN During 1946 254 children were immunised against diphtheria, of these 236 were children under 5 years of age and 18 were children aged between 5 arid 15 years. In addition 12 children were given a reinforcing dose. This prophylactic treatment is offered by the Government free of charge for all children. 1^ order to take advantage of it all the parents have to do is to take their child to their own doctor or to the Medical Officer of Health when the child is a year old. The child is then given two or three injections. The child should be given one reinforcing dose when it is five years old and another one when it is 10 years old. I rendered the following annual return to the Ministry of Health in regard to diphtheria immunisation for the year ended 31st December, 1946. Number of children who had completed a full course of immunisation at any time:- Age at 31/12/46.under 1. i.e.born in year. 1946 1. 1945 2. 1944 3. 1943 4. 1942 5 to 9 1937-41 10 to 14 1932-36 Total under 15 number immunised 4 138 179 148 146 474 460 1549 Estimated mid year population 1946 1290 2180 3470 Diphtheria notifications under I5 years NIL Diphtheria deaths NIL These figures are supplied to me by the V/est Riding County Council. They have been amended, but in my opinion they are still quite incorrect when compared with the figures supplied for 1945 and the number of children immunised during 1946. EVACUATION At 3lEt December, 1945 there remained one unaccompanied child in a billet, one blind adult in a hostel and 9 children in a hospital for difficult children in the district. These were all removed from the district during 1946.