[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C.
- Cockermouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1941
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1941 was as follows :— Males Females Total Pulmonary 5 9 14 Non-pulmonary 2 3 5 All cases 7 12 >9 Non-Notifiable Acute Infectious Diseases.—Epidemics usually occur in conjunction with epidemics in the districts adjoining. Influenza was prevalent near the beginning and towards the end of the year. One death occurred ,corresponding therefore, to an Influenza death rate of .18 per 1000 of the population as com- pared with nil in 1940. The rate (1941) for all England and Wales was .19. Re Measles and Whooping Cough (which became notifiable as from 1st November, 1939).—There were no cases of Measles but two of Whooping (jough were notified in 1941 (February). No death occurred from either disease. The case rates and death rates were, therefore, per 1000 of the population:—Measles nil and nil, and Whooping Cough .36 and nil. (England and Wales— Measles 10.33 and 0.03, and Whooping Cough 4.39 and 0.06). SCHOOL CLOSURES.—During 194] )io elementary school in Cockermouth was closed on account of infectious disease.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29118219_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
