[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Brecon Borough.

  • Brecon (Wales). Borough Council. nb2006016531.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Brecon Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oooovodooo* 00000909QC o • • i Breconshire «! i <—i 5-15 3883 981. 3465 62%. 89; 225. 38 Diphtheri a Innuml s at Ion. During the year the monthly clinics held for tho purpose of immunising children against diphtheria were continued.In addition advisory visits were nado by the County Council Health Visitor and advertisements wore placed in tho local press. Tho position at tho end of tho year as regards Worth Breconshire is shown by the following. . a,■stinated number of children between the ages of 1 and 15 yours on 31.12.44................7...... 1369. b. Estinatod .number of above children who have . been immunised by 31.12,44 c. Per cent ages iruinmisod on 31.12,44. ... d. Child population immunised during tho year... Number of cases of diphtheria in children of under 15 years notified during tho year.. 1, f.Number of deaths from diphtheria in tho year.. ,.0, 111n0-l'\°A ^1 &a3°« Ihc County Council has an agreement with tho General end bye Hospital,Swansea,for tho treatment of theso cases, ^.^c^.Qsls. Tho following details show the position as regards tuberculosis in tho Borough in recent years. Lumber of casos on tho register at tho commencement of vjar...34. Humo .r ox eases added to register during tho year v. 11. Number or deaths during the yoar. .... 2 Humber of casos otherwise removed by recovery*or*other wnvV n* Humber of casos loft on register at ond of yLr....... .'si.* Number of notifications in recent wears.... o o a o o 1939 ..... 9. 1940.....10. 1941 14. 1942 7. 1943 12. 1944 11. Infestation, , All houses which wore reported to me as being verminous curing ohe year wore dealt -with by the sanitary inspector with the only available moans,i.o.,spraying and tho uso of fumigation. As a: result of tho Infestation Order,1943,a full tiro hodont 01 floor was appointed in December,1944.Tho whole of tho Borough was surveyed and a start was made in an attempt to clear glie Borough of rats and nice using modern methods as rocomnondod by tho Ministry of Pood. ' Inspection of Moat and. Other Foods. nr....y)4. ,, During the yoar a tremendous twoimt of work was nocossary at tho Borough. Slaughterhouse. J'LW 1 ollowing £iguros show the work done there. Number of anlnsIs killod and inspoctod. Cattle...,671. ^ Calves....1236,. Sheep....16,004. Pigs,...44, ii.m following amount of moat was found, unfit and was ret used for human consumption, Tuborculosis.,., .11,364 lbs. Other diseases.. .9254 lbs.