[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Brynmawr U.D.C.

  • Brynmawr (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Brynmawr U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    f 9 ■ (c ) Adulteration. This is attendee1 to by the County Council. (d) Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food. 0 Arranged for by the County Council. (e) Nutrition. This is arranged for by the County Council. SECTION F. Prevelance of and Control over Infectious and other diseases. The incidence of Infectious Diseases,as compared to last year,.is very favourable. There were eight cases of Diptheria during the year and all were treated at home. nil cases of infectious diseases are notified by Medical Practitioners to the Schools. Notifiable Diseases other than Tuberculosis during the year 1938. Diseases Total Cases Notified Cases admitted to Hospital. Total Deaths Small Pox nil nil nil Scarlet Fever 15 nil nil Dintheria 8 HIT 1 ' ’ Enteric Fever nil nil nil Puerperal Pvrexia 2 nil nil Pneumonia 11 nil 2 ■ Erysipelas 2 nil nil Cerebro Spinal Fever 1 nil nil Whooping Cough 2 Other Puerpeal Diseases 2 Analysis of Notifiable Diseases in Age Groups. Diseases Under 1 year 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 35 45 65 & over. Scarlet Fever 7 7 1 Diptheria 1 5 2 Enteric Fever Puerperal Pyrexia 2 Pneumonia 1 1 2 2 1 3 1