[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council.

  • Lancashire (England). County Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Lancashire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To the Public Health Committee of the Lancashire County Council. Gentlemen, The usual statistical return, which I now submit, shows that the death-rate for the Administrative County during the quarter ended December 31st last, corresponded to 13*2 per 1,000 of the population (urban 13-3, rural 12 0), as compared with a rate of 10-7 per 1,000 last quarter, and 14-4 in the corresponding quarter of last year. The death-rate is below any previously recorded for the fourth quarter. The epidemic death-rate (excluding diarrhoea) equalled 066, or 020 below the average for the December quarter of 1908. Respiratory diseases—including bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy—contributed a rate of 2-94—fractionally (0-05) higher than the rate of the corresponding period of last year. Scarlet fever and enteric fever increased in prevalence as compared with the previous quarter, but there was a slight reduction in the fatalities from measles. I have to report that, after an absence of six months, small-pox has again appeared in the Administrative County, three districts being affected, namely, Standish-with-Langtree, Great Crosby, and Huyton-with-Roby. Brief particulars of the cases are given below :—- Number of Cases. Deaths. Remarks. Standish-with- ... Occurred in November. Removed to Cottage Hospital. Infection believed to have been contracted at rag and bone works. ... First case notified Decem¬ ber 2nd, a seaman home 14 days; the second case notified December 30th, a painter who cleaned down the house. Both cases removed to the Liverpool Corpora¬ tion Hospital at New Ferry. ... Case notified December 17 th. On December J st this patient sat with the seaman above re¬ ferred to who was in bed with “a rash on his face,” which had not then been diagnosed as small-pox. Removed to the Whiston Sana¬ torium. Langtree. Primary Vaccination..Under ten. ,. ..Over ,, . Great Crosby Primary Vaccination..Under ten. ..Over „ . Huyton-with- Roby .. Primary Vaccination..Under ten.. ..Over „ .. Special Reports. In accordance with Article 18 (16) of the Local Government Board Order, 1891, relating to the duties of Medical Officers of Health, 45 reports have been received from the districts tabulated below. In addition, a special report has been supplied by the Medical Officer of Health of the Urban District of Preesall-with- Hackinsall with respect to the sewerage of the district (See text of report). District. Date of Report. Disease Prevalent. Remarks or Action Taken. 1909 Preston (R.).. Oct. 1 Measles.. Hill School, Goosnargh, closed from Octo¬ ber 4th for 3 weeks; 54 per cent, of scholars attacked. t Do. Oct. 11 Measles.. Cottam Roman Catholic School closed from October 11th for 3 weeks ; 58 per cent, of scholars attacked.