[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.

  • Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of Beds available for your district ? Twelve for SmaUpox, sixteen for other Infectious cases. Number of cases removed? Enteric fever, 4, Scarlet Fever, 40. Total 44. Deaths in Hospital of patients ? 2. 1 from Scarlet Fever, 1 from Pneumonia. How is disinfection carried out ? Houses Sulphur and Formalin; clothing, bedding, &c., by Thresh disinfector, at Smallpox Hospital. Apparatus used ? Mason’s Dry and Moist Ovens ; Where situated ? Borough Hospital. Number of cases of Infectious Disease notified ? 888. Are any Diseases not specifically mentioned in the Act notifiable (for instance Measles, Whooping Cough, Diarrhoea, Chicken Pox, &c.) ? If so, what are they ? No. Has any arrangement been made for the “ voluntary ” notification of Phthisis ? Yes. Is Diptheritic Anti-Toxin supplied to Medical Prac- titioners free of charge ? Yes. Action taken under “ The Housing of the Working Classes Act.” No. of Houses condemned, 17 ; closed, 7 ; demolished, 3 ; made habitable, 7. From where is the Water Supply obtained ? What is its condition ? Water supply good. Is it subject to your inspection? No. G