[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1913
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![- D. - ‘Prevalence and Control over Acute Infectious Diseases. In addition to the usual Infectious Diseases mentioned in the Notification Act, Measles was compulsorily notifiable under an Order dated December 1st, 1908, and remained in force unti] December 1st. Tuberculosis of the Lung has also been compulsorily notifiable since November 1st, 1909, under a Local Act, the provision being subsequently ex¬ tended by a Provisional Order. During the current year all forms of Tubercular Disease became compulsorily notifiable under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations. Ophthalmia Neonatorum became notifiable in the Borough on April 1st, 1912, and Cerebro Spinal Meningitis and Poliomyelitis Anterior Acuta (Infantile Paralysis) on February 1st, 1912. The following Table gives the number of cases of Infec¬ tious Disease notified and the deaths from each disease :— DISEASE. NOTIFICATIONS. DEATHS. Smallpox . 8 . 0 Scarlet Fever . . 922 . 19 Erysipelas . . 125 . 3 Diphtheria . . 91 . 19 Enteric Fever . 12 . o o Puerperal Fever. ... ... 13 . 4 Tuberculosis of the Lung ... . 383 . 186 Tuberculosis (other forms)... . 226 . 77 Measles. . 1111 . 38 Cerebro Spinal Meningitis... . 2 0 Infantile Paralysis ... .. 1 . 0 Ophthalmia Neonatorum ... . 22 . 0](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2993686x_0053.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
