[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston U.D.C.

  • Bilston (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ophthalmia Neonatorum. 1 Scarlet Fever 1 Enteric Fever s ►> Q 'a Zj cS Diphtheria and Mem- branous Croup c/5 'o Smallpox Acute I Poliomyleitis 1 Total 1 January 7 1 8 4 February 3 3 1 8 March ... 7 2 1 2 April 5 3 1 6 May 1 4 9 June 1 10 9 July 2 4 4 August 1 1 K* September ... 3 1 ] Q October 4 1 1 November ... 1 r> ■2 1 December 5 1 i b 1914 3 44 9 2 16 7 , 1 82 1913 11 28 2 10 14 65 1912 8 83 4 ;l S 15 i 121 1911 .•> •> 57 1 3 16 24 104 1910 48 10 2 7 17 84 1909 74 7 1 13 22 117 1908 108 10 18 15 ' 151 1907 180 10 4 16 16 1 226 1906 107 15 1 3 10 1 22 157 1905 50 12 5 30 97 1904 156 1 4 1 1 5 37 2 1 205 The following table shows the nuinber received from each ward, in each month of the year: — NkwTown Hh;u Tow.n Wakii. 1 Waui). 1 Town Ham. Waiu). D li AI) I.KY E r r i nos i { ali,' Waiii). IVaru. 1 Tui'ai. .lanuary 1 1 2 4 8 February ... 2 2 ' 4 March 2 a 2 4 i 2 13 Ai)ril 3 4 1 1 9. May 1 i 6 6 June ! 0 2 July 1 i 1 1 2 5 10 Allgust 1 1 2 September ... 1 2 1 1 ;> Octolier 4 3 1 8 November ... 5 1 1 3 9 December ... 1 i 2 3 1 6 1 17 ' 17 12 10 26 1 82 All cases arc visited as soon as possible after the receipt of the notification, binqniries as to probable source of infection are made and general advice given. The patient is promptly removed to liospital when necessary, and the bedroom and bedding disinfected— in cases where the patient is isolated at home this does not take place until the medical ])ractitioner in attendance notifies me that