[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Godmanchester Borough.
- Godmanchester (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1949
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Godmanchester Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Producers was taken over by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries under the Food and Drugs (Milk & Dairies) Act, 1944. Meat. No. of Slaughter Houses ... ... ... ... 2 No. of Inspections... ... ... ... ... 12 Food & Drugs Act, 1938. This authorities duties under this Act (Sections 9-18, 21 (2), 31, 37-39) were transferred to Huntingdon County Council on 17th January, 1940. Other Foodstuffs. The following foodstuffs were condemned during the year— Bacon 30 lbs., Sugar 96 lbs , Tinned pork loaf 4 lbs., and Tinned tomatoes 25 lbs. Food Poisoning Outbreaks. There were no cases of food poisoning reported during the year. PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE Incidence of Infectious Disease. Scarlet Fever Nil Whooping Cough 3 Diphtheria Nil Measles ... 7 Acute Pneumonia 3 Puerperal Pyrexia Nil Typhoid Fever Nil Chicken Pox 10 Erysipelas ... 1 Jaundice 1 Diphtheria Immunisation. From figures available at 31st December, 1949, 79% of the estimated child population [0-14 years] had received a prim- ary course of immunisation against diphtheria but only 55.8% of the Babies [0-4 years] were so protected. Whereas these figures showed that almost 90% of children of school age are protected against this deadly disease, every effort must be sustained to encourage mothers to have their babies protected before school age. Facilities for Diphtheria Immunisation are available at Infant Welfare Centres, through the School Medical Service and from General Practitioners.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29261041_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
