Report / Medical Officer of Health for the Urban Sanitary District of Fulwood.

  • Fulwood (Preston, Lancashire England). Urban Sanitary District.
Date:
[1913-14]
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Credit: Report / Medical Officer of Health for the Urban Sanitary District of Fulwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Notification of Births Act, 1907.—This is an adoptive Act, which, in an Urban District like Fulwood, is not required, but I think it is not generally known that it is compulsory to notify all births in the district to the Medical Officer of Health. The Roads, Streets, and Footpaths have been greatly improved in various parts of the district, and I may say the roads generally as well as the footpaths are being kept in good condition. The Lighting of the District has been well carried out, and the important work of Scavenging has also been effectively discharged. ' The Food Supply of this District is kept under the observation of the Medical Officer of Health and Inspector. I am pleased to say no bad fish or meat has been seen in the district. Slaughter-house.—There is only one in the District, and the Inspector and myself make occasional visits; there being no Inspector with a special certificate in meat inspection. No carcases have been seized, nor has any bad meat been observed. The place is kept in thorough cleanliness. iMilk Supply (Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops).—They are visited by the Inspector and myself at various times throughout the year. The chief fault is the insufficient air space in a few of the shippons, and even when there is plenty of air space the ventilators are generally closed. In connection with the various Infectious Diseases likely to be conveyed by the milk, careful enquiry has led to no connection being made. The zymotic death-rate in the district for the seven principal zymotic diseases is nil. The number of Infectious Diseases notified or ascertained throughout the whole district during the year was 57, viz :— • Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... 14 Diphtheria ... ... ... ... 12 Erysipelas ... ... ... ... 9 Tuberculosis ... ... ... ... 13 Ophthalmia Neanatorum ... ... 4 Puerperal Fever ... ... ... 4 Measles ... ... ... ... 1 57 These were distributed as follows :— Scarlet Fever; 11 cases scattered about the district proper and 3 cases in the Harris Orphanage. Diphtheria; 12, various parts in district. Erysipelas: 1 case in district proper, 8 cases in the W'orkhouse. Tuberculosis: 3 cases in district proper, 9 cases in the Workhouse, and 1 in the Barracks. Ophthalmia Neanatorum; 1 case in district proper and 3 cases in Workhouse. Puerperal Fever; 1 case in district proper and 3 cases in Workhouse. Measles: 1 case in district proper.