[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull U.D.C.

  • Aspull (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    COUNTY OF LANCASTER. SUMMARY OF MEDICAL OFFICER’S REPORT FOR 1910 Urban District of Aspull. Area in Statute Acres, 1905. Population (Census) 1901, 8380; (Estimated) 1910, 8380. Name of Medical Officer of Health, L. Cooke. Salary, £35. Births registered: Males 152, Females 116; Total 268. Deaths registered: Males 61, Females 42; Total 103. Number of Illegitimate Births registered, 5. Deaths of Illegitimates under one year of age, 3. Birth-rate, 31.74. Death-rate, 12-29. Rate of Infant Deaths, under 1 year, to 1,000 Births, 138.0 Death-rate from the Seven Principal Epidemic Diseases per 1,000 of population, 1.190. Diseases specially prevalent? Enteric Fever. Period? Summer and Autumn. Any Schools Closed? No. What is the character of the Hospital Accommodation? For Small-pox, good. For other Infectious Diseases, Wigan Sanatorium. Is it Joint or otherwise? £2 2s. per week per case. No retaining fee. Number of Beds available for your District? Foi Small-pox — For other Infectious Diseases, 50. No. of cases removed to hospital from your District? Enteric Fever 7; Total 7. Deaths in Hospital of patients from your District? From what causes? 2. How is disinfection carried out? Houses, Fumigation. No. of Houses disinfected? 19. Apparatus used for Clothing, Bedding, &c. (steam or otherwise? —