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

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

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    without prejudice, a compulsory system would he deemed necessary and adopted just as it has been for other forms of nervous unsound- ness. I am glad to say that no death was reported to be due to any zy¬ motic disease. Notification of Infectious Diseases: - During the past year only two notifications of Infectious Diseases has reached me: both these were cases of Diphtheria occurring both iii the same month viz. the I4th and 21st of August but at separate parts of the district and no connection could be traced between them nor could any defective sanitary condition be found in their imme¬ diate surroundings. Neither oi these cases were removed to the Isolation Hospital as home conditions were judged favourable for isolation and this proved to be the fact for no further extension of the disease occurred. Last year we had also but two notifications one. of Diphtheria and one of Scarlet fever. In my last annual report however I pointed out that we had suffered from an outbreak of Measles, I had to close the voluntary schools in consequence and two deaths were registered to this zymotic disease. This last year however I am glad to say that to the best of my know¬ ledge there has been practically no zymotic disease except the cases