[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Leek U.D.C.

  • Leek (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Leek U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of Death. Zymotic Class. The Zymotic class of diseases is responsible for 14 deaths, the average for the previous ten years being 28-9 ; of these 2 were attributed to diarrhoea, 3 each to epidemic influenza and enteric fever, 1 to measles, and 5 to diphtheria. In all cases of infectious disease the premises have been promptly inspected, and most careful investigation made to discover the source of infection, sanitary defects discovered being remedied forthwith. The milk supply was free from suspicion in every instance. Sixty-seven cases of scarlet fever, 121 cases of diphtheria, 17 cases of erysipelas, 5 cases of enteric fever, and 4 cases of measles were notified during the year, of which 51 scarlet fever, 104 diphtheria, and 2 enteric fever were removed to the Isolation Hospital, giving a total of 157 removals to hospital out of 214 cases notified, or 78^0 per cent., or more fairly, calcu¬ lating the per centage on dipththeria, scarlet and enteric fever cases, the removals amount to 81*3 per cent, of notifications. This would have been larger still had we been able to accommodate all cases desiring admission. Phthisis. Phthisis has been responsible for 26 deaths, the average for the preceding ten years being 25'2.