[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Axholme R.D.C.

  • Axholme, Isle of (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Axholme R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. Infectious Diseases.—Cases of infectious diseases occuring in the area are isolated at the County Isolation Hospital at Brumby, and should this not be available, accommodation can be secured at the Grimsby Isola- tion Hospital and Doncaster. Should any cases of Smallpox occur they can be isolated at the County Isolation Hospital at Osgodby. Tuberculosis.—Admission and treatment of cases of Tuberculosis can be obtained at Branston Hall Sanatorium, Brumby Isolation Hospital, Louth Tuberculosis Hospital and Foxby Hill Hospital at Gains- borough. Further provision for selected cases can be made at seaside Tuberculosis Hospitals and Sanatoria. Ambulances are attached to these hospitals for the removal of cases of infectious disease. Laboratory Facilities.—There is a County Laboratory at Lincoln where bacteriological examination of swabs and suspected cases of diphtheria is carried out; swabs of sputum in cases of tuberculosis' and any other bacteriological examination necessary can also be obtained there. The Public Health Officers of the Council are the Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Inspector, both part time and remunerated partly by the Council and partly by Exchequer Grants. Maternity and Child Welfare.—Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics are established throughout the area. The District Nurses attend and these Clinics receive Regular and periodical inspection and supervision by a Medical Officer employed by the County Council. There expectant mothers, mothers and infants receive attention, supervision and advice. Nursing.—There are five Nurses in the district who are also certified midwives. These Nurses are supported by their respective Nursing Associations. A grant i's made by the County Council to these Nursing Associations, which undertake midwifery and certain other County Council services. There is a Maternity Hospital at Scunthorpe where, if necessary, urgent maternity cases requiring hospital treatment may be admitted under an arrangement with the Lindsey County Council or by private arrange- ment. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following list of diseases was notified during the year 1944:— Diphtheria 2 - Scarlet Fever 32 Pneumonia 11 Puerperal Pyrexia 1 Acute Meningitis 1 Measles 4 Whooping Cough 36 Note.—Of the two cases of Diphtheria which had been notified one was an adult. The other, a child of seven, had not been immunised, permission not 'having been given by the parents. TUBERCULOSIS. Three cases of Tuberculosis have been added to the register during the year. All three cases were of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (two females aged 32 and 13 respectively and one male aged 14 years). ANTI-DIPHTHERIC IMMUNISATION. The Lindsey County Council are responsible for the organisation of immunisation of children under school age and bear the cost. Parents can, however, still take their children to their local medical practitioner and the cost is borne by the Lindsey County Council. The scheme for the immunisation of all school children is in the hands of the Rural District Council. The following statistics afford an indication of the progress made under the scheme:— 1.—Approximate number of children in area Percentage of Children immunis At 30 Tune, i942 At 20th January, 1943 ... At 31st December, 1943 ... At 31'st December, 1244 ... ■2-—At 31st December, 1944, 804- children under five years and 1719 children between five and fifteen years had been immunised. Under 5 years. 5—IS years. area 1040 2200 per cent. per cent. ... # ... 17.3 36.8 42.3 59.1 -66.4 78.0 76.0 78.0 app 3.—Number of Notifications of Diphtheria (Children under 15 years):— 1st January, to'31st December, 1940—18 cases. 1st January to 31st December, 1941—1 case. 1st January to 31st December, 1942—6 cases. 1st January to 31st December, 1943—1 case. 1st January to 31st December, 1944—1 case. Only one case of diphtheria has so far been recovered from the illness. notified where the child has been immunised and this child HOUSING. Total Number of New Houses erected during the year: — By the Local Authority ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 By other bodies or persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Inspection of Dwellinghouses during the year: — (a) Total number of dwellinghouses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 28 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 (c) Number of dwellinghouses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 (d) Number of dwellinghouses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding sub-head) found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation ... ... ... ... ... ... 17