[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Melton Mowbray R.D.C.
- Melton Mowbray (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1909
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Melton Mowbray R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[3] 6 5 years and over, deaths 86 ; causes: Influenza 3, Bronchitis 9, Pneumonia'9, Cancer 5, Heart disease 16, Accident 1, Old age and other causes 43. The total number of deaths from various diseases which should be specially noted are as follows :— Diphtheria 5 (treated at home 2, in hospital 3) out of 35 cases notified; Scarlet fever none, Influenza 9, other infectious diseases none. Enteritis 2, Gastritis 2, Consumption of lungs, &c. 9, Cancer 11, Bronchitis 14, Pneumonia 16, Alcoholism 1, Premature birth 6, died in Childbirth 1, Heart disease 30, Accident 3, Suicide 1, all other causes 79. Inquests, nine deaths. The verdict in each case was as follows:: Death due to accident by falling, being kicked by a horse, acci¬ dentally knocked down by a train, suicide by drowning, spasm of vocal cords, Heart disease, Syncope, Hoemorrhage on brain, Heart failure. There was also one other uncertified death—an infant who< died from convulsions. The outbreaks of Infectious Disease.—The first half of the year was marked by very few outbreaks of disease, with the excep¬ tion of the occurrence of Diphtheria at Nether Broughton and Scarlet Fever at \Waltham. THE CASES NOTIFIED ARE SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE. TABLE 3. Disease. At all AT AGES, Under 1 5 YEARS. 15 25 65 and Removed to.- ages. 1 }7ear. to 5 to 15 to 25 to 65 over. Hospital. Diphtherea 35 — 9 18 1 7 — 19 Erysipelas 11 — — — — 7 4 — Scarlet Fever 72 2 12 50 7 1 — 33 Enteric Fever 2 - - — 1 « 1 _ 1 Chicken Pox 2 — 2 — — — — — Totals 122 2 23 68 9 16 4 53- Diphtheria.— -The 35 cases were distributed as follows : Asfordby, January, February, May, December. 10 Nether Broughton, Jan. to Feb. (10), Oct. to Nov. (7) 17 Rotherby, January. 1 Kirby BellarB, January. 1 Long Clawson, March. 1 Harby, March. 1 Welbv, May to July. 2 Holwell, June. 1 Old Dalby, July 1 The most serious attack occurred at Nether Broughton. This consisted of two outbreaks, January to February and October to November, i It was difficult to assign a cause. But the outbreak appeared, to, be. g$$ociated with the use of tub-closet manure from Nottingham. ; JDuringithe previous year several farmers imported a considerable quantity of such refuse, which was accumulated upon](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29795886_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
