[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Felling U.D.C.

  • Felling (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Felling U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis show a marked decrease, whilst those from Bronchitis and Chest Complaints show a considerable increase. The number of Infectious Diseases notified during the year was 397, as compared with 363 in 1904. Chicken-pox was notifiable for six months and was respon- sible for 66 notifications. This disease was made notifiable owing to the presence of Small-pox in the District, and, I have no doubt, was of considerable value, as it enabled the Sanitary Authorities to keep a watchful eye on cases of Chicken-pox notified by parents who had not called in medical advice. During the year 85 cases of Small-pox were notified. The majority of these cases occurred during the earlier months and the District was free from September. The number of residents who died outside of the District was 20. 16 of these died in the Union Workhouse, Gateshead; 2 in the County Tunatic Asylum ; i in Harton Workhouse, and I in Hebburn Infirmary. Population. The Census Return of 1901 gave a population of 22,600. The estimated population to the middle of the year 1905 was 25,000. Births. During the year 912 Births have been registered, compared with 917 in 1904, and a rather curious feature is that 456 were males and 456 were females. This represents a General Birth-rate of 36'4, compared with 37*6 in 1904. The follDwing table shows the number of Births in each District with the District Birth-rate :— District. Number of Births Death Rate FEDLING 337 1 31'2 HE WORTH 394 423