[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1930
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following is a list of the v^arioiis forms of sanitary con- veniences in use in the Borough:— Water-closets Combined Privy-ashpits Priv'v-pans Old Privy-middens ... 15,186 3,412 108 11 Total ... 18,717 Infectious Diseases.—During the year 135 cases of Scarlet Fev^er, 158 cases of Diphtheria, 3 cases of Tyi)hoid or Enteric Fever, 31 cases of Erysi])elas and 1 case of Encephalitis Lethargica were notified. Detailed enquiries were made in each case and the necessary jn’ecautions taken against the spread of infection. The following are particulars of the fumigation of houses and other buildings, and the disinfection of bedding, clothing, etc., during the v’car:— Fumigations. Lots of Bedding and Clothing Disinfected. Hos- pitals. Houses Schools and other Buildings. Itoonis. Infectious Disease other than Tuber- culosis. Cancer,etc. 9 291 1 296 301 Tuberculosis — 31 2 51 26 Cancer — 6 — i Measles, etc. 2 11 34 6 Totals 11 339 3 388 341 Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. The number of Workshops, including Bakehouses on the Begister at the 31st December, 1930, was 423, and the number ol' Factories 201, total, 624. Bakers and Confectioners Dressmaking, Millinery, &c. Boot Repairing Joiners, Cabinetmakers, &c. Tailors ... 97 45 53 65 37](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149125_0097.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
