[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Wisbech U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Wisbech (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1919
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    Report of the Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1919. Jo the Mayor, Aldermen and Members of the Wisbech Urban District Council. Gentlemen, The Report, as to the Sanitary conditions existing, and the remarks as to the health of the district for the past year ending December 31st, 1919, which I have the honour of submitting to you, bring forth the following :— The prevalence of Infectious illness this year, has been remarkably less than in the previous year, when you will remember we experienced such a large outbreak of Measles, a disease at times attended with serious mortality amongst children ; I am glad to know now, that far more care is taken with this complaint with obvious better results. I regret the death of our late Inspector, who in his more active life did really very valuable work; during his incapacity and throughout the year, m all cases of infection, very careful attention has been paid to prevent as far as possible extension of these diseases, a very liberal supply of disinfectants used and disinfection of affected rooms and dwellings carried out ; in connection with this you are aware of the enormous value the new Isolation Hospital has been to this and the surrounding districts, never before, have so many cases been treated in the Hospital, nor have the inhabitants been so willing to have their relatives treated in this Institution ; and I attribute it largely to this fact, that at no time have we experienced any epidemic outbreak of disease. Reviewing these infectious illnesses, Measles was notified in 50 cases only, compared with 342 last year, the cases were of a much milder type, and really gave no cause for serious thought, you may remember that 7 deaths resulted from this disease in 1918, whilst it is gratifying to note, that no death followed this complaint this year; of these cases 4 were removed to the Isolation Hospital.