[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Margate Borough.

  • Margate (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Margate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Margate is most favourably provided by nature for the position of the Outfall; in fact, it is impossible for a single particle of sewage to take other than a course towards the North Sea. 2. Large Egg-shaped Sewer from Newgate Gapway to the foot of Wilderness Hill. The dimensions of this sewer being 60 inches by 40 inches internal. 3. Deep Level Connecting Sewer from the foot of Trinity Hill, under Cecil Square, High Street, Eaton Eoad and Tivoli Road. This sewer deals with the whole of the low level sewage, and enabled the Corporation to abolish four pumping stations. A large annual saving in cost has been effected. 4. New Sewage Pumping Station and Sewage Pumps at King Street. All sewage and storm water now pumped at one station as against five previously. 5. No. 2, Large Storm Over-flow Drains to deep sea. It is hoped that the scheme will have been entirely carried out before the end of this year. The number of cases notified during the Tuberculosis, year is considerably larger than usual, viz.; 71 Pulmonary (Consumption) and 42 non- pulinonar}^; total 113. In addition there were 15 cases not notified. The total number of deaths from Consumption was 20, and from other tubercular diseases 8. I am glad to say the numbers of these cases Scarlet Fever have become again what one might call and normal, and had it not been for several Diphtheria. small outbreaks in the different Institutions in the Town we should probably have had the lowest on record to deal with. Every effort is made to get the patients into Hospital as quicklv as possible, and with the Motor Ambulance now avail¬ able this is accomplished without any delay. Contacts are excluded from School and the premises are disinfected in every case. In the case of Diphtheria, anti-toxin is administered to all contacts where it is considered necessary. Tris is provided free of cost in necessitous cases and anti-toxin is administered to every patient immediately upon entering the Hospital. Scarlet Fever, 93 cases; Diphtheria, 26 ca.ses,
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