[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, West Oxfordshire Combined Districts and Banbury R.D.C. (Chipping Norton Borough, Witney U.D.C., Woodstock Borough, Chipping Norton R.D.C., Witney R.D.C., Banbury R.D.C.).

  • West Oxfordshire Combined Districts.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, West Oxfordshire Combined Districts and Banbury R.D.C. (Chipping Norton Borough, Witney U.D.C., Woodstock Borough, Chipping Norton R.D.C., Witney R.D.C., Banbury R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Scarlet Fever. 10 cases occurred during the year. 2 were treated at the Slade Hospital, Oxford, and the remainder isolated at home. 7 cases occurred in school children, 1 in a child under school age, and 2 in adults. Dysentery. 4 cases of Sonne Dysentery, occurred. All were in school children in different parishes—apparently in no way connected. Food Poisoning. 2 cases occurred in different parts of the district In one case a dog was found to be a carrier of the infection and in the other rats were suspected. School Closures. Nil. Non-notifiable Diseases. The following non-notifiable diseases have been reported from the schools: Chickenpox 46 Mumps 25 Impetigo 2 Tuberculosis Age Periods New Cases «. Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Male Female Male Female Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulmonarv Male Female Male Female — 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1— 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5—15 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15—25 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 25—35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35—45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45—55 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55—65 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65— 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 FACTORIES ACTS 1937 and 1948 No. on Written Prosecu- 1. Inspections Register Inspections Notices tions 1. Factories to which Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 apply ... ... 25 6 3 0 2. Factories to which Sec. 7 applies ... ... ... ... 64 29 0 0 3. Other Premises to which Sec. 7 applies ... ... ... ... — — — — Total 89 35 3 0