[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkley U.D.C.

  • Ilkley (England). Urban District Council. nb2008024124.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Governors of the Grammar School have recently erected a Sanatorium for the early isolation of suspected cases of infectious diseases, thus materially assisting the Sanitary Authority in dealing with outbreaks of that kind. A Swimming Bath for the boys is shortly to be added to the School equipment, and will be a very valuable addition. The County Medical Officer in his capacity as School Medical Officer closed the Infants’ School for a fortnight in January on account of an outbreak of whooping cough. 10. Method of dealing with Infectious Disease is prompt removal to Isolation Hospital whenever rendered necessary by the surroundings of the patient. There were two fatal cases of whooping cough. The houses were all thoroughly disinfected, and contacts warned and watched. My medical confreres loyally co-operate with the sanitary authorities in preventing the spread of infectious disease. Isolation Hospital accommodation is provided by the “ Wharfedale Gnion Joint Isolation Hospital,” at Menston, where there is accommodation for fifty-two patients. Four different diseases can be received and treated concurrently. The early months of the year were marked by an extensive outbreak of whooping cough, 94 cases being notified during the year. Intimation of many of these cases was received from the school authorities, and was very useful in dealing with the exclusion of the afflicted children. The Infants School was closed for a fortnight, but the beneficial result was not very perceptible. The date of closing was January 30th, and of re-opening February 13th. YITAL STATISTICS. For the past five years the figures have been based upon an estimated population of 8,500 inhabitants. The result of the recent Census proved that this estimate was too high and that our population in the middle of the year would not exceed 8,000. The latter number is employed in this report and will explain the increase in the mortality rates over the preceding year. The number of deaths registered in the year was the same as that of the previous year, but as 8 of these were non-residents, and 13 residents died away, the corrected number is 72, representing a death rate of 9 per 1000. Six deaths occurred in public institutions in the district and 7 in institutions out of the district.