[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.

Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1941

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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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TOWN HALL CHAMBERS, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. MR. MAYOR, MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I beg to submit a brief report on the health of the Borough for the year 1941. I again repeat that all the usual records have been made and are being kept for future reference. A Diphtheria Immunisation Campaign was inaugurated in January and continued throughout the year. The response was good, and at the end of the year 3,117 children had been immun- ised, including 762 children previously immunised. Scabies was prevalent, but energetic measures were taken to reduce the incidence. A scheme for Home Helps was arranged in October, but owing to the industrial nature of the district and the call upon women for armament work, it is difficult to get suitable persons to undertake these duties. During the year preparations were being made for the opening of a War-time Nursery at the West End Council School. This Nursery was opened in February, 1942. There was no epidemic of infectious disease. Commending this report to your notice, I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, MARY EVANS, ‘Acting Medical Officer of Health.