[Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Combined Districts of East Herts (Hertfordshire) and Essex (Hertford Borough, Bishop's Stortford U.D.C., Hoddesdon U.D.C., Ware U.D.C., Buntingford R.D.C., Hadham R.D.C., Ware R.D.C., Hertford R.D.C., Stansted R.D.C.)

  • East Herts and Essex Combined Districts.
Date:
1899
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Credit: [Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Combined Districts of East Herts (Hertfordshire) and Essex (Hertford Borough, Bishop's Stortford U.D.C., Hoddesdon U.D.C., Ware U.D.C., Buntingford R.D.C., Hadham R.D.C., Ware R.D.C., Hertford R.D.C., Stansted R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    disease, as sufficient care is not taken to prevent the milk and infant food becoming contaminated; much could be done in this direction if parents would sterilize all milk by boiling, and carefully attend to the cleaning of all bottle utensils before and after being used. Deaths from Infectious Disease. Nine deaths occurred from Infectious Disease. They were :— Measles . . .. .. .. .. i Whooping Cough .. .. .. .. 8 9 No deaths occurred from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, or Typhoid Fever. Diarrhoea. Ten deaths occurred from Diarrhoea. Notification of Infectious Disease. Sixteen cases were notified, compared with 28 in 1898. were Diphtheria > > Scarlet Fever } 9 9 9 Continued Fever Erysipelas They 7 at Little Hallingbury. 1 at Great Hallingbury. 3 at Farnham. 1 at Great Hallingbury. 1 at Little Hallingbury. 1 at Stansted. 1 at Stansted. 1 at Oakley. Total . . 16 Thirteen of these were removed to Hospital. Diphtheria. Only 7 cases notified at Little Hallingbury, all of which were removed to Hospital. I visited this village several times and reported to you; the Schools were closed, and no fresh case occurred after March. Inspection of the District. This is done regularly and reports made to you every month. I include in this report a statement of the condition of each village with regard to Water Supply, Drainage, Refuse Disposal, Houses of the Working Classes, Prevalence of Disease, Dairies and Cowsheds, Sanitary Improvements required and Improvements carried out.