[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough.

  • Bexhill (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Infectious Diseases. The Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, i8go, and the Infectious Diseases Notification Act, 1889, are both in force in the district, and the diseases which must be notified under the latter Act are :—Small Pox, Cholera, Diphtheria, Membraneous Croup, Erysipelas, Scarlet Fever, Scarlatina, Measles, and the following Fevers :—Typhus, Typhoid or Enteric, Relapsing, Continued, and Puerperal. Measles and Rotheln were added to the list of notifiable diseases in 1892. During the year 88 cases of Infectious Disease were notified at a cost of 11. Notifiable Diseases. Cases Notified in Whole District. At All Ages. At Ages- —Years. Under I I to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 65 n ^ 0 o. Small Pox ... Cholera Diphtheria ... 5 3 2 Membraneous Croup Erysipelas ... 2 2 Scarlet Fever 41 2 8 26 3 2 Typhus Fever Enteric Fever Relapsing Fever Continued Fever ... Puerperal Fever 2 I I . Plague ^•'Measles 33 6 12 11 2 2 Rotheln 5 I 2 2 Total... 88 9 20 42 8 9 *3 notified by parents. This table shows the monthly incidence of the infectious diseases notified in the district. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl May June July Aug Sept Oct. Nov Dec. Measles 2 3 I 6 11 3 6 I Rothehi ... I I I I I Scarlet Fever ... 2 2 4 2 6 3 10 3 3 3 I 2 Diphtheria Erysipelas Puerperal Fever Typhoid Fever ... I 1 I 1 I