[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Gloucestershire County Council.

  • Gloucestershire (England). County Council. n 50061360.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Gloucestershire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Marston Sicca. Rural. Faringdon, Rural. Cirencester. Urban. M.O.H.—Dr. Thompson. Isolation Hospital—General Diseases. The infantile mortality is Nil. Out of a total of 38 births no deaths occurred under 1 year. The district has been remarkably free from infectious disease. The water supply of Long Marston is in an unfortunate position. To allow the present condition of affairs to continue any longer is out of the question. The inclusion of the place in the Villages Water Scheme is the only solution of the difficulty. The condition of many of the cottages is unsatisfactory and demands a remedy. M.O.H.—Dr. F. E. Streeter. Isolation Hospital—Tents. Lechlade is the only Gloucestershire Parish in this district. The Parish Schools were closed there on account of the prevalence of Whooping Cough. An Equifex Spray Apparatus has been purchased, and has proved useful for disinfecting. The adoption of Urban Powers and Bye-laws is strongly recommended for the more populous parishes. M.O.H.—Dr. Bond. Isolation Hospital—Small-pox and General Diseases. Zymotic diseases have been prevalent. 203 cases of Scarlet Fever, of a mild type, were notified, and only 87 of the total number were removed to the Hospital. An entertainment which brought a