[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Conisbrough U.D.C.

Conisbrough (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1942

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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Conisbrough U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Infectious Diseases. During the year 394 cases of Infectious Diseases were notified, excluding cases of Tuberculosis. This is an increase on last year owing to an outbreak of Mea.sles for the second time in 2 years. • • • • * Scarlet Fever. 43 cases were notified without fatal result, this is a slight increase on last year, when 36 cases were notified. Diphtheria. 40 cases were notified without fatal result. This Is almost double what -it was last year, and although immunising clinics were 'held in all the schools, none of these cases had been immunised against Diphtheria, and no case which had been immunised contracted the disease. *,» Cerebro Spinal Fever. '•< ' 7 cases were notified without fatal result. There were 8 cases last year. » *. Whooping Cough. No cases were notified. *i • Puerperal Pyrexia.• 2 cases were notified without fatal result, ; »• Enteric Fever. 1 case was notified but recovered. Erysipelas. !■cage was notified without fatal result. Pneumonia. I7 cases were notified with 13 deaths. This is a high mortality, but this may be due to the fact that most of these were Broncho-Pneumonia which is not so amenable to treatment with MB. 693 as Lobar Pneumonia. Measles. 283 cases were notified with one fatal result. Only 6 cases were notified last year, but in 1940 there was a serious epidemic of 709 cases.