[Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1918
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Credit: [Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Education Report INFECTIOUS DISEASES—The legally notifiable diseases amongst school children notified to the Medical Officer of Health were as follows :— Total Disease. Notified. Age 5-15. Deaths 5-15. Scarlet Fever Diphtheria & Mem- 32 15 — braneous Croup.... 54 21 4 Typhoid Fever 6 1 — Phthisis Other forms of 127 14 1 Tuberculosis . 56 32 13 Erysipelas 49 4 — Measles .. 1317 . 500 2 A Table shewing the distribution of these children a> regard; the schools attended is given later. The infectious diseases, uot legally notifiable, but notified from the schools are Mumps, Whooping Cough, and Chickenpox. A Table is given shewing the numbers notified by the Teachers from each of the schools. Measles.—The severe epidemic of 1917 was continued during the first four months of the year 1918. It was found, necessary to close some of the schools. , The extent of the epidemic was aggravated by the inclement weather, children were forced to remain in their homes, thus increasing their chance of contact with the patient. From an analysis of the notifications it was found that 523 cases occurred amongst children ol school age, and 7G1 amongst those under School age. During the year 38 deaths occurred, only 2 of these, however, were of school age.