[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Worsley U.D.C.

  • Worsley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Worsley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Thirty-six observations (60 minutes’ duration) have been taken of smoke issued from the various works’ chimneys, and instances of black smoke were observed. Interviews with managers and stokers have been frequent. The time allowed for black smoke is seven minutes’ per hour, which is in my opinion excessive, as is also the time for observation, viz., one hour. Complaint notes have been issued to the offenders. The smoke emanating from the engines running on the L. M. & S. Railway between Worsley and Walkden (Low Level) Stations is a constant source of annoyance to residents of dwelling-houses along the route. The gradient of this particular length of Railway is of such a character, that extra stoking is required in order to surmount the difficulty in travelling. The tiring of dwelling-house chimneys has again received the Council’s attention, and prosecutions have been resorted to. Infectious Diseases Notification Acts, 1899-1915. The number of Infectious Cases of Sickness notified by Medical Attendants during the year ending 1925 wras 66. Table showing how each Ward was affected: Disease North Central Wards. East Worsley Boothstown Tota Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 2 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 3 Erysipelas 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 Scarlet Fever 6 ... 6 ... 2 1 ... 2 ... 17 Enteric ... 0 2 0 0 ... 0 ... 2 Puerperal Fever ... 0 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 2 Poliomyelitis 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 1 Encephalitis Lethargica 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 Pneumonia 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 4 ... 4 Pul. Tuber. 8 2 3 1 ... 0 ... 9 Other forms Tuber. 2 3 1 .. 2 1 ... 9 Chicken Pox 8 ... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ... 1 ... 17 28 19 10 4 10 66