[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Brampton & Walton Local Board U.D.C.

  • Brampton and Walton (England). Local Board.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Brampton & Walton Local Board U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    myself. The supply of houses in the district is quite adequate and there is no overcrowding Factories and Workshops. There are i8 of these on the Register. There is one bake-house, one laundry, the others include clay-pits, quarries, blacksmiths’ and joiners’ shops. There is nothing special to report regarding these. Infectious Diseases. Number of cases notified . Scarlet Fever ... ... 4 Diptheria ... ... ... i Typhoid ... ... ... i The case of Typhoid was removed to Pen more Fever Hospital. The origin of this cause was probably due to some food stuff. The origin of the case of diptheria is uncertain. Sporadic cases of both typhoid and diptheria appear at times and it is impossible to trace the origin. A supply of diptheria antitoxin is kept and provided free ol charge for the treatment of any case in the district. Disinfection has been carried out by fumigation by sulphur, by your Inspector in all cases. Clothing, etc., is conveyed and disinfected at the steam disinfector. Bacteriological aid to diognosis in case of suspected typhoid, diptheria and tuberculosis arc utilised. The County Council supplies the necessary outfits for each special disease