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

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

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    4 A DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE: The.following extensions have been made during the year : Surface Water $02 yards of 3 diameter 1?7’ ” ,r I2n ■ I Foul water — Nil. ' / The pumping plant at Bracebrldge is < perating satisfactorily., Good reports upon he effluent from Rh'desia Disposal Works ara received periodically from the County Medical Offioero The pumping plant recently installed, in a new pump house at Low Grounds, was put into peration recently, and is operating satisfactorilyo PUBLI'1 SATKS: In view of the exceptionally large number of bathers and the fact that the filtration plant vf^s designed for a six h ur turnover only, the condition of the water is satisfactory., ^hare are indications, however, that it will be necessary to remove and wash the filtering media, before the commencement of the next bathing season* NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1940 ---- (Other than Tuberculosis.) Total Cases ad- | • I Cases Amitted to Deaths. | Notified. Hospital. 1 Scarlet Fever 21 14- Diphtheria 16 . 16 2 Cerebro Spinal Fever 8 • 1 ' j Puerperal Pyrexia 3 2 •- Pneumonia 3 <t» *• 31 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 - i. ...: .:. 57 32 34 ' 1 1 1 MM- ‘ The incidence of the ordinary notifiable infectious diseases was considerably less than in the previous year ~ 57 cases as compared with 115*o All Scarlet Fc-vsr .cases were of mild type. 3 oases of Diphtheria were of Gravis” type, and there were 2 deaths.. An epidemic of measles began in -January, with a break in May and June. In the last 6 months the disease became wide spread among elementary school children, and continued until the end of the year., 392 cases were notified. There were no deathso TUBERCULOSIS -1 NEW CASES. BEAT H S AGE GROUP Pulmonary Non-.Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmcnar* n . M F M F Vi P M 1 *» 1 — (9 2 15 2 1 1 ■ » - 15 - 25 1 4 - » • i 4 - 25 • 35 3 5 1 2 4 1 45 2 - 1 3 0 •»* 45 - 55 l i 1 •*» 1 2 - * ••• *»■* 1 l •» <a 65 and over l *V. m TOTALS: 10 u 4 1 5 -14 1 2 56 is-,s n the Register at the end of the year : Males Ft males Total 0 Pulmonary; .. .. .. .. 7® 70 148 Non-Pulmonary: .. 40 43 83 ved from the Register in the year:- Pulmonary, 28. Non-?ulmonary, 10. 1th (Prevention of Tubereu^sis) Regulations, 1?25: N action was taken r required PuVll, Health A t, Se 62: No action taken during th- year.