[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Matlock U.D.C.

  • Matlock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Matlock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    prevalence op infectious disease duping THE LaST THREE YEH<S, Smallpox. Scarlet Fever. ... Diphtheria. ... Pneumonia, ... Enteric Fever (including para-typhoid) , Puerperal Pyrexia. ... Ophthalmia Neonatorum. ... Erysipelas. ... Poliomyelitis. .... Cerobro-spinal Fever. ... Tuberculosis (all forms). Malaria. ... Whooping Cough. ... Measie s. Tt , * 1939. 1940. -r 1941. c* <* » 0 0 0 n c a 50 20 11 «• •> o 12 8 6 • to 1 3 11 • C f' 0 0 3 o « % ] o • 15 v •> e a 0 ” o 2 J 0 • A 2 2 1 » • • 3 9 0 f' <* o r> 0 4 5 r> c * 13 19 20 «> •> • 0 0 1 » t> ft 22 47 V V b ■.*»- T . -. .• 144 60 j-included in the above figures for 1941 the following were 1 Non-Civilian’ cases 2 Pneumonia a 1 Malaria. 1 Scarlet Foyer. 2 Measles. 1 Diphtheriao lour oi MiO six cases of di.hth r,i ''courrod in <^rv household* The increase in Puerperal Pyrexia is wholly accounted’for by the establishment of a Maternity Home at WiHorsley-. PIHgHEilA mtTOSATICN , ^ preparing a scheme for the Dr strict it appeared that the best uethodwould b„ to conduct an Into-.wLvo design ova* as nany centres as possible ana thoreafter continue over a longer • cried at one ndn centre. ,x . Jt wil1 be realised that, from the outset the scheme visualised attendance at clinics and nQt individual immunisation by family doctors paid on a per capita basis. With the permission of the County Director of Education an approach was made to School Managers and Head Teachers for the use of school . CG^rOS* ExC°pt at Doan Hil1 H^se, whore part of the Maternity and Child Welfare Clinic was made available, all clinics wore held at schools* ' , _ A PerG 1 wish to oppress my appreciation of the help received from all school Staff. This refers to assistance in arranging clinics, but even more to m e very successful propaganda they carried out. The really wonderful percentage of immunisation among those of school age must be attributed very largely to theefforts of school staff. ,y x,° bbiree main centres clinics were held fortnightly for a period of two months. In abolition, two visits were paid to three schools. After this initial phase, monthly sessions were held at the Maternity and Child Welfare iho rGsuPbs WGr° vorY satisfactory, of an estimated school population -,3(( no less than 1,804 children completed their course of immunisation and bastion some 32 of the sane age group were immunised privately. This represents 79.82 per cent. Cf an estimated population of 1,200 in the age group 3H6s!^3' Were ™U'nisod at cliniGS and 31 privately, or a percentage of , . u. is PQrhaPs advisable to point out that immunisation is only carried respons^orrth• °Ver ^+that th° poroonta^ ^v'en represents a better in the group than might appear at first. In spite of this the results youm^oj. age group are somewhat disappointing0 / • i . ,T The total 003t including all instruments printing, assistance of Luxiiiary Nurses for eight weeks, assist--nca from doctors .in some centres, was m /o : y r ( , or an average cost per child of 8.36 penceQ I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient. Se Bath Street, Bakewell. 29th April. 1943. Medical officer of Health.