[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Earby U.D.C.

Earby (North Riding of Yorkshire, England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1951

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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Earby U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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WATER SUPPLIIiS - continusd (v) Number of houses with direct supply* 1,838. Popule.tion (approximate)* 5,100. There arc no stand-pipe supplies. SECTION G. PREVALENCE OF. AND CONTROL OVER. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1. DIPHTHERIA. It is gratifying to report yet another year without a case of diphtheria. The incidence in England and Vihles continues to fall, and there were but 957 eases and 49 deaths in 1950 compared with around 60,000 cases and 3,000 deaths in the pre-War years. 2. SCARLET FEVER. This disease was less prevalent, there being 19 cases compared with 52 in 1950. All the eases were of a mild type, and there is at present no evidence to suggest that scarlet fever will revert to the serious and sometimes fatal form whic existed earlier in the century. 3. MEASLES. As measles occurs in biennial epidemics and only 13 eases occurred in 195 an increase was to be expected this year. It wr.s a large increase with 147 cases, p.nd one death. The nr^jority of cases were notified in the late spring and summer months. 4. IVHOOPING COUGH. 33 cases were notified compared with 25 in 1950. 5. DYSENTERY. The outbreak of Sonne type dysentery which occurred late in 1950 spread over into the first two months of 1951 and 37 cases were notified. There were no further notifications during the year. 6. TUBERCULOSIS. There were five cases of tuberculosis notified during the year, compared with eight in 1950. There was one death. Although the delay between notification and admission to hospital is apparently less than in many other areas, the position in regard to beds for the tuberculous cannot be regarded as satisfactory until accommodation is again availab for advanced cases.