[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough.

  • Stourbridge (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADULTERATION (C) Food and Drugs Act •; 73 Samples of food (including 48 of Milk) were submitted for analysis. In 9 cases Milk was found to be deficient in fat and in 2 cases deficient in solids not fat. Prosecutions were not advised however due to the small deficiencies and the possible variations in the quality of the Milk. Prosecutions were obtained in respect of 2 samples of Sage & Onion Stuffing. One sample contained the equivalent of 45/£ raw onion, the other contained none at all. The Magistrates accepted the County Analyst’s suggested standard of an onion content equivalent to 23^ raw onion, and the defendants were fined £12.12. Od. with £12.12.Od. costs and £20 with £l2.12.0d, costs respectively. Proceedings were instituted in one case where a Retailer refused to serve a pinjj of milk, the defendant being fined 10/- for obstruction. i SECTION F -.i' Prevalence of, and control over. Infectious and other Diseases k ■ i' Small Pox No caso was reported during the year. No cases have occurred in the Borough since 1931* Scarlet Fovor The type of disease was again of a mild nature. 89 cases, or 2.57 per thousand of the population, were reported during the year, as compared with 82 in the previous year. Diphtheria Twenty-one cases of Diphtheria, equivalent to an incidence of 0.6 per thousand population, were notified during the year. There v/ere no deaths. -.Of the 21 cases of Diphtheria reported during the year, 11 were clinical and 10 non-clinical (carriers). Two cases only -raboth carriers - had been immunised, in each case with Toxoid Anti-toxin Mixture. There were 9 cases over 15 years of age, the oldest 36 years. All the patients were admitted, to the North Worcs.Joint Isol*Hosptl. Domiciliary treatment for this disease is not encouraged. Diphtheria Immunisation j The total number of children who have now been immunised is as follows:- Alum Precipitated Toxoid T oxo id-Ant it ox in Year t erj. 2 Inj. Mixture 1935 1,813 - 3 1936 972 - 1937 224 247 46 1938 201 23 ; 1939 «* 61 35 1943 - - 112 1941 1942 65 17 1397 1806 Totals - 3,009 591 3422 Total 1,816 972 517 224 96 112 1462 1823 NOTE. - During the years 1935 — 1> some 3>009 children were treated with one injection of Alum Precipitated Toxoid which, unfortunately, has not proved very reliable, and these figures arc best omitted from any calculations concerning the percentage of children immunised. Of the children immunised during the year 512 were of pre-school age.