[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Lothingland R.D.C.

  • Lothingland (Suffolk, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Lothingland R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    < 26 cases were deducted, 13 pulmonary (6 males and 7 females) and 13 non-pulmonary (10 males and 3 females), At the end of the year there were 34 cases lb pulmonary (10 males and 3 females) and 16 non- pulmonary (11 ma]es and 3 females), TheCnU.ses_ of remova l_from the Register were as follows cured 7> Died 13. Removed 3 and non-tuberculous 1. Of the fatal cases two had not been notified. 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 TABLE OF CASES NOTIFIED IN 5 PREVIOUS YEARS. Pulmonary Males Females Non-pulmonary Males • Females 0 3 0 s 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 WATER SUPPLY One sample of water from a well at Wrentham was examined bacteriologically and found unfit. The owners agreed to put in a chlorinating plant. -^wo samples from wells at Covehithe were examined bacteriologically. One was fit and the other unfit. The latter was not used for drinking purposes. & Eight samples from the Kessingland supply were tested and found satisfactory. The public water supply for the district comes from the Lowestoft water Company's mains which are laid through several parishes on their way to Lowestoft and have been untended to Corton and Carlton Colville. Parts of Belter^ TT-p+or' ^unerleyton are also supplied. I am indebted.to the Manager of the Lowestoft Water Company for the following information on the Bacteriological purity of the water and the number of houses supplied. „ Jan. Feb. Mar, Number of Bacteria April May June July Aug-, Sept. Oct .Nov* per c c incubated for 2 days on Agar at 37 c. - 0 5 1 4 7 8 123 21 r> 1 P Col' found in 100 c u. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 626. The number of Houses in They are in the fc the district supplied by the Company is r r .parishes:- Belton (IS) Blundeston (97), Carlton Col11 a .153) Corton^ (19/) Fiixton (1) Hopton (99) Lound (54) Oulton (5) ana ^..rley^on (5). SCHOOLS. There is no change in their sanitary circumstances From the returns sent to me by the Head Teacher the outbreaks of minor infectious diseases were as follows from last year, more severe