[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochford R.D.C.
- Rochford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1949
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochford R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The table set out below shows the location and type of the houses owned by District Council at the end of 1949 :— Parish Number of Non-parlour Type Number of Parlour Type Totals Ashingdon — -- — Barling Magna 16 — 16 Canewdon 43 6 49 Foulness ... — — — Hawkwell — 13 13 Hockley (including Hullbridge) — 6 6 Paglesham 12 — 12 Rochford 110 120 230 Stambridge 28 — 28 Sutton — — — Great Wakering ... 106 30 136 Totals 315 175 490 The above table includes ten Agricultural Cottages (Parlour type) six at Canewdon, two at Hockley, two at Great Wakering and three cottages (Non-Parlour type) in Canewdon. The latter were purchased by the Council. There are also included 24 small bungalows for aged persons (Rochford eight, Great Wakering 16) and six ordinary Bungalows at Canewdon. PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE A total of 350 cases of infectious disease were notified during the year, as compared with 176 cases during 1948. The increase was almost wholly accounted for by a tenfold increase in the incidence of measles in 1949 as compared with 1948 (260 cases compared with 27). The tables on pages 34 and 35 set out the classification of the notified diseases occurring during the year according to age and locality. Diphtheria For the second successive year there were no cases of diph¬ theria notified in the District. The arrangements for the immunisation of all the child popu¬ lation in the area against this disease are now in the hands of the Essex County Council. In 1949, a total of 288 children in the age groups 0-4 years completed a full course of primary immunisa¬ tion. This represents an annual immunisation rate for this age group of 88.7 per cent. In addition 32 children in the age group 5-15 years had] primary courses of injections and 181 children had reinforcing or “ boosting ” doses during the year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30039654_0034.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
