[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vetekinary [nspection 01 Dairy Herds. I am iiidel)ted to Mr, K. \ alley, Divisional Veterinary Inspector, Ministry (d Agriculture and Fisheries, tor the tollowin^- details of the insjiectious ol dairy herds which were carried out duriuy the yeai :”— No. (if Herd No. of (battle 111 s] H‘('t ions, X a ui i n ed. Attested and 'rnliei'culin 'I'estvd Herds .“do ... Id,],‘►7 Aeerediled Heiils UT ... 1,407 Xon-1 lesijiiiated Hcu'ds INI ... o.^O.! NiuhIhm’ of eontii'iiie<| eases of tuliereulosis diii’in^ tlie year, 21. rriie .il)ov(‘ ti^iure iiieliah's 7 e.a.ses of tubei’eulosis of the udder.) 'Ihe (h'crease in the ininiher ot inspections ot non- desiynated litM'ds as conipar(>d NA’itli Idol is due largely to tlie suspension ol in,sp(Md ions in cases where it is known that the milk is adeiiualtdy heal treated. Section 5.—Prevalence of and Control over Infectious and other Diseases. SMALLPOX. As in the luevious year, no cases ot this disease were reported. MEASLES. riie numher of not iticat ions received during the year was d,7!n, compared with ‘d,o71 in idol. There were two i deaths trom the disease. ENTERIC FEVER. No cases ol enteric tever were rcjiorted in iy52. SCARLET FEVER. One hundred and ninelv-seven cases ot this disease were t notitied during the jiast year, compared with 1()5 in the ■( previous year. i DIPHTHERIA. d'here were no notitications ot this disease during the p year id5l2. ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS. I Twelve paralytic and 2 non-]iaralytic cases of polio- p myelitis were notitied during the year, resulting in two n deaths. The cases were wddely spread about the County. PUERPERAL PYREXIA. Thirteen women were reported during the year to ben suhering troiii puerperal pyrexia. Eleven cases occurred in j institutions, and two were cases conlined at home.