[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunbarton County Council.

  • Dumbartonshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunbarton County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    143 notified cases, 65 occurred either in the Burgh of Kir kintilloch or in the Cumbernauld or Kirkintilloch Parishes, while 10 were reported from the Burgh of Helensburgh. One case occurred on a ship in the Gareloch. Influenzal Pneumonia.—26 cases were notified during the year, as against 17 in 1931. Only 7 patients were sent to hospital, as compared with 16 in the previous year. Chickenpox.—201 cases were notified during the year, 9 of which were from institutions, and were therefore taken * into our fever hospitals. It might be mentioned here that the notification of chickenpox has been withdrawn as from the end of 1932. Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—Only 1 case of this disease was notified during the year; on the other hand. 3 deaths { occurred from this cause. This discrepancy is due to the I fact that a patient sent to one of the General Hospitals in Glasgow was certified as having died from “ Basal ] Meningitis (Meningococcal)”; further, that a patient certi- f fied as having died from posterior basic meningitis was classified by the Registrar-General as cerebro-spinal* meningitis, and finally that a case certified by a general practitioner as cerebro-spinal meningitis was not notified prior to death. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—7 cases were notified during the year, 2 of which were removed to hospital for treatment. As far as can be ascertained, no permanent injury to the eyes resulted in any case. Encephalitis Letliargica.—There were no notifications of this disease during 1932. Dysentery.—No cases of this disease were notified during the year. Infectious Disease at Dairy Farms.—Ten dairy farms were involved in outbreaks of infectious disease during 1932, and in all 18 patients were concerned. These were—12 cases of scarlet fever, 4 cases of chickenpox, 1 case of diphtheria, and 1 case of erysipelas. As regards the scarlet fever cases,