[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Brixworth R.D.C.
- Brixworth (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1943
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Brixworth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Scabies. Under the Scabies Order 1941, extensive powers were given to the Medical Officer of Health for the treatment of scabies. Fortunately these powers did not have to be employed in this area during the current year. Notifications of cases are received by the Medical Officer of Health and treatment is usually instituted at home by the general medical practitioner and/or with the guidance and supervision of the Health Visitors. Thirty-six notifications have been received during the year. Where facilities for treatment are not available at home, patients are admitted to Daventry Public Assistance Institution. Infected bedding and clothing is removed and disinfected by the Sanitary Inspector. DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION. Year ending 31st December, 1943. There were five cases 6f diphtheria, with no deaths. All the cases were removed to hospital. Under 5 years 5—15 Number of children who completed the full course of immunisation during 1943 ... 267 210 Percentage of Population considered im- munised at 31st December, 1943 54 77 Still more remains to be done, as there are quite a few children who are not yet immunised, and there are the new children to be immunised every year. The ideal time for immunisation is at the age of one year, and the jMedical Officer of Health does the majority of cases at the Schools and Infant Welfare Centres. Application for immunisation of children may be made to the Health Visitors, Miss Myerscough and Miss Hunting, the Medical Officer of Health or the Sanitary Inspector, ]\Ir. F. A. Russell, at the Brixworth Rural District Council Offices.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28957702_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
