[Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1904
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Credit: [Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TEME (Rural). Medical Officer of Healih .. .. John H. K. Griffiths, m.b. Area in acres .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,091 Population at 1901 Census .. . . .. 1,846 Number of inhabited houses ^ ,, .. .. .. .. 388 Number of persons per house ,. .. .. .. .. 4.7 Statistics. The natural increase of the population was 15. Death-rates per 1000 population from Period. All Causes. Seven Chief Zymotic Diseases. Epidemic Influenza. Phthisis. Other Tubercular Diseases. Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Heart Diseases Cancer. Infant Death- rate per 1000 Births. Birth¬ rate. 1904 11.9 .54 .0 .54 .0 1.08 1.6-2 1.08 135 •20.0 Averages for years 1900-1903 14.9 • « a 132 ‘25.6 Both the birth and death rates are exceptionally low. The high infantile mortality was due to 4 premature births, and i death from measles. Infectious Disease.—Only 4 cases of scarlet fever were notified. Measles was prevalent in Bedstone in March, and the school was closed. The same school was closed on account of whooping cough in September and October. Water Supply.— “ In April I reported on the water supply of Bucknell. This can hardly be considered as, on the whole, satisfactory either as regards quantity or quality, several of the wells being dry even at the present time (February). I have recently examined samples from two of the wells which have been cleaned out since my re])ort in April, but unfortunately the water shows no improvement.” “The water supply of Kin ley district remains in the same unsatisfactory condition, the County Analyst having certihed that, with one exception the water was satisfactory ; that being the case the Council has no jrower to compel the owners to lay on a better supply ; this is a most unfortunate state of things as the other wells may become polluted at any time owing to the near proximity of the drains and cesspools.” iMeasles has been added to the notihable diseases. There are no factories and only one worksho]) besides the blacksmiths and carpenters. This workshop is in good sanitary condition.