[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Holland County Council (Lincolnshire).

  • Holland (England). County Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Holland County Council (Lincolnshire). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PNEUMONIA.—29 cases were notified and there were 44 deaths ('52 per 1000). Notification of this disease, as carried out, does not appear to be of much value. TUBERCULOSIS. —-102 cases of the various forms of Tuber- culosis were notified and there were 106 deaths (i'25 per 1000) 81 from pulmonary and 25 from non-pulmonary disease. PUERPERAL FEVER.—1 case was notified and there were 3 deaths, the mortality-rate being 1*4 per 1000 births. OTHER DISEASES.—Influenza accounted for 27 deaths (■32 per 1000). One school was closed. There were 9 cases of Encephalitis Lethargica scattered throughout the area, six of whom died. There, was, also, one death from Cerebro-Spinal Fever, in an unnotified case. Of 15 cases of Erysipelas, two died. 7 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum and 10 of Malaria were notified. Chicken Pox caused one school closure. THE CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. NOTIFICATION.—As is obvious from the previous section, this duty is only partially carried out in the case of certain diseases. No doubt when adequate provision is made by local authorities for effective measures in connection with every notifiable disease, the notification returns will be more complete ISOLATION HOSPITALS.—-There is again no change to report in the accommodation available. There are three small hospitals in the County at Skirbeck, Spalding and Fleet, one of which was apparently never used during the year. There are also a Small Pox Hospital at Skirbeck and Port Sanitary Hospitals at Skirbeck and Sutton Bridge. The present financial condition of the country prevents the further advocacy of the only satisfactory method of dealing efficiently with the question of isolation hospital accom- modation. DISINFECTION.—In addition to the steam disinfector at the Skirbeck Hospitals, a disinfector (type not stated) has been placed in the Spalding Workhouse and is available for the urban and rural districts of Spalding.