[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, St Helens County Borough.

  • St. Helens (Merseyside, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, St Helens County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The mortality from Influenza during this period was as follows :— Age. 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 Under 1 year . 1 3 5 5 1 1 —2 years . 1 1 3 2 2 2—5 years . 1 4 2 1 3—1 5 years . 1 1 1 2 3 15—25 years. 3 4 1 1 1 25—45 years. 5 9 6 7 10 45—65 years. 6 14 9 1 1 1 1 65 — 75 years. 4 6 4 5 6 Over 7 5 years . 1 3 2 3 1 Total Deaths.. 23 45 31 38 36 Death rate per 1,000 of population .... 0-21 0 42 0-28 0-34 0-32 Death rate per 1,000 of population England and Wales . 0-23 0-56 0-22 0 48 0-32 Other non-notifiable acute infectious diseases have exerted their influence chiefly amongst the school population. Thus Chicken Pox has been the cause of frequent absences from school and has necessitated the examination of numerous cases when Small-Pox has appeared in the vicinity of the borough. Mumps was prevalent towards the end of 1923, and in the early part of 1924 necessitated the closure of six school departments. Cases of infectious disease occurring in schools are reported directly by the teachers to the Health Department, and the school nurses also become aware of the occurrence of cases during their visits to schools. From time to time inspections have been carried out in the schools to discover “missed” cases of Scatlet Fever, or cases of Measles in their early stages, and classes and departments have been swabbed when necessary in the search for Diphtheria carriers.