[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Mossley Urban Sanitary District.

  • Mossley (England). Urban Sanitary District.
Date:
1898
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Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Mossley Urban Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    May Hills Hospital can only be used for Small Pox. There were no cases of Small Pox. There were 3 cases of Diphtheria, though only 2 were notified, as compared with 7 cases last year. There were 12 cases of Typhoid Fever notified during the year, and 5 deaths, as compared with 3 notified and 1 death in 1897. All these cases were sporadic cases, no connection could be traced between any two. Many defective drains and slopstone pipes were found in the houses where these cases occurred and have since been remedied. There were 2 cases in January, 3 in May, 6 in October, and 1 in Decem¬ ber. There was no reason to suspect the water supply. In the beginning of March I made a special report on the Epidemic of Measles, and advised the closure of the schools in Mossley and Roughtown, which advice was carried out. The epidemic which occurred during the months of March and April was a very severe one, during this time there were 17 deaths from Measles, the greater number occurring in infants under 1 year. With regard to the Water Supply. Since the lower part of the town has been supplied solely from