[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Louth Borough.

  • Louth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Louth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Diphtheria notifications consisted of sporadic oases spread over the entire year, rather than showing a gradual termination of the outbreak of the disease, which began in the Autumn of the previous year. About 40$ of the cases notified were aged 15 years and over. Only on e death resulted. TUBERCULOSIS. NEW CASES DEATHS. AGE PERIODS. RESPIRATORY. NONRESPIRATORY. RESPIRATORY,NONRESPIRATQRY M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. 0-1 years — - — — — — — 1-5 years - - 1 — - - 1 - 5-15 years 1 - - - - - - - 15-25 years 1 1 - 1 — - - 1 2§ -•35 years — 1 — — - 1 — - 35 - 45 years - — - - — 2 - - 45 - 55 years - - - — — - - 55 - 65 years - - - - 3 - - - 65 & over. *■ 1 Total 2 2 1 1 . .3... 1 1 DIPHTHERIA PROPHYLAXIS. Artificial Immunisation treatment of school children in the 5-11 year age group, which was started in the previous year, was continued. Children up to the age of 8 years were given Alum Precipitated Toxoid, and the children over the age of 8 years were given Toxoid Antitoxin Floccules. No ante or post Schick testing was done. About 78$ of the children of this age group received treat¬ ment and towards the end of the year arrangements were made to extend the scheme tp include children between the ages of 1 - 15 years, though it had not then become actually operative. GENERAL REMARKS. The Births & Deaths for the year practically balanced in numbers. The Birth Rate exceeded the rate for the country generally and the adjusted Death Rate was fractionally higher than the general death rate for the whole country. Twenty four more deaths were recorded than in the previous year, but there was no marked increase in the mortality rate for any particular disease. A brief summary is appended of the relevant information required under Sections C, D & E of the Ministry of Health Circular 1961. W,J, KERRIGAN.