[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough.

  • Jarrow (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    were treated. The following- table shows the diseases dealt with and the result of the treatment in each case. Disease CL> u 3 u Improved. Unchanged. / -d 0 Jz. u Treatment Incomplete. Totals. Nervousness — — — 1 1 Anaemia, Malnutrition, etc... 1 9 1 — 4 Tuberculosis Contacts — 1 1 Recuperation 1 3 — 3 7 Rickets 3 14 — 3 20 General Debility 1 2 — — 3 Conjunctivitis — 1 1 — — 2 Totals 5 21 4 — 8 38 Summary. No. of sessions 63 No. of attendances 367 Children treated (under 5 vears) 38 New cases 34 Old cases 4 V. SECTION C. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. There were no important extensions during the year in relation to public water supply or drainage and sewerage. Rivers and Streams. I here was no action taken during the year to check the pollution of rivers and streams in the area. Closet Accommodation.—At the end of the year there were 6,602 water closets and 19 ash closets in the Borough. The remaining ash are all in an area which has been represented as a Clearance Area under