[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Blaenavon U.D.C.

  • Blaenavon (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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    Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Urban District Council of Bi^enavon for the year ended December 31st, 1951. To the Chairman and Members of tho Blaenavon Urban District Council. Mr. Chairman, Miss Lewis and Gentlemen, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the Urban District of Blaenavon for the year ending 31.12.Tbl. This report has been compiled in accordance with Articles 6(3) and 17(5) of the Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations, 1935, and as laid down in circular 45/51, dated December 10th, 1951, of tho Welsh Board of Health. General Comment. Blaenavon, in common with the rest of the country, experienced an influenza epidemic during tho opening weeks of 1951 which continued into the month of March. This epidemic of influenza was not of a severe nature as experienced in other parts of tho country. Tho average case was characterised by a sudden onsot, was sharp and short in duration, with full recovery in 10 days. Throo deaths duo to influenza were recorded. As the influenza'‘epidemic was clearing up, the district experienced a measles epidemic which continued into the month of June. This epidemic*coupled 'with an outbreak of chicken-pox, affected school attendances for several weeks. Apart from 236 notifications of measles the district was very free from infectious disease during the year. There wore no cases of infantile paralysis notified for tho second year in succession. -1-