[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C.

Paignton (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1909

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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1909. PAIGNTON URBAN DISTRICT. Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in whole District. No. of Cases removed to Hospital. At all Ages. At Ages—Years. Under 1 1 to 6 6 to 16 16 to 26. 25 to 66. 66 and up¬ wards. Small pox Cholera Diptheria (in- v eluding’ Mem-1 ranous croup 1 Erysipelas Scarlet Fever... Typhus Fever... Enteric Fever... Relapsing Fever Continued Fever Puerperal Fever Plague. 7 6 3 1 1 1 4 2 6 1 6 Totals 16 3 « i 7 6 The number of deaths due to zymotic disease were only two, viz., one measles and the other whooping cough, giving a zymotic death rate of 0.08 per 1000 per annum. As previously stated no death was registered as due to any notifiable disease. There were 13 deaths registered from Phthisis, giving a Phthisis, death-rate of 1*2 per 1000 per annum, and higher than last year. In connection with the death-rate from Phthisis I must again emphasise the importance of air space about the dwelling house to provide for free circulation of air and the admission of sunlight into the house, and cannot but express regret that my representations on this matter are so persistently disregarded. Paignton bye-laws provide for a minimum consistent with health conditions, but these are not insisted upon, and illegal buildings are allowed to be erected without let or hindrance in back yards. With regard to the occupation of the inhabitants of the town, we are fortunate in not having any that can be considered injurious to health.