[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Wrexham Borough.
- Wrexham (Wales). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1939
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Wrexham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![-4- PiDSUMOKIA !Th.o iTUjn'bcr of casct? o.f Fnovjnoiiia iiotilicd during tlic year was 50 as con^Dared v/ith Ti in 193^- ii^-orc v:crc IJ deaths during tdo year as compared ^.'ith 21 in 1936. OPHTHALMIA ITIBOIlalOIdJM There ■'..•ere no cases notified diu'ing the year, SMALLPOX There v.-ore no cases of smo.llpor notified dui'ing the year. VACCnTATIOH - STATISTICS POP THE :.TS:iEAH AREA Total Births 779 Successfully Yaccinated 141 Insusceptihle 1 Ho. ho,d Smallpox ~ Conscientious Objectors 477 Died Unvaccinatod * * 28 Postponed by Medical Certificate 40 Unaccounted for 4 Removed 66 EHTBRIC F5YBR There ’nero no cases of Enteric Pc-ver notified during the year. PUERPERAL PYREXIA Duiing the year, there were 8 cases notified as coii^jared with 10 in 1936. There were 2 deaths duri'ig the year. CERESRO-SPIHAL PEYER During the year Corobro-spinal P'-V^r broho ou.t and in respect to this outbreak, a comprehensive report has been r>neparcd and has re- ceived attention from the Health Cominittco. Lp to 31st D'.ccmber, 5 civiliaiis wore aomitted from the Borcu.gh, 2 of tji,.se were P.D.C. cases ad- mitted thro'ugh the Tar Memorial Hospital. Of the other 3> one was ad- mitted for observation but v/a.s found not to be suffering from the disease. Oiie nurse -.rho had been nursing G.S.P. cases in Crocsne\.ydd Hospital was admit'icd and 1 other civilian ca-se. In addition to this, there were 11 non-civilian cases and of those, one died. The outbreak ?;as fully discussed in the Health Comraittcc and representatives of the Borough mot representatives of fne Ai'my at the Bari’acles and discussed various aspects of the outbreak, special attention being paid to the state of the billets in the tov.n. Tlnese v.'ore sub- sequently ins^jected by me in conjunction wioh the Medical Officer of the Barracics and a report v/as included in mj' Report on the outbreak. — oOo AI'SULAHCE EACILITIES (a) li'IRECTIOUS CASES - Motor ambulance attached to the V'roxham Pever Hospital. (b) HOH-I.ITSCTIOUS iiHD ACCI])EMT GA.SSS ~ Motor Arrfoulance attached to the St. John AmbuAancc Association -'Urexham Branch. The following report has been received from the Honorary Secretary of the Local Branch of tiic St, John Ambulance Association. H'umber of cases carried (not including accidents) 1437 Mileage 12743 I'unbcr of Accidents (Road) 109 Mileage 53O Total Cases I546 Mileage I3273](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28882167_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
