[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Bingley U.D.C.

  • Bingley (England). Urban District Council. nb2008024122.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Bingley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Biiigh y I and District Wilsdni 1 and 1 Harden Culhii'4- wortli Total First visits to infants under 1 year old 317 6S 36 421 All visits to infants under 1 year old 608 . 429 144 1181 Visits to children aged 1 to 5 years .u 612 36 1459 Visits to expectant mothers 88 — — 88 INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Tlic oulslandin^- leatnre of the year was tlie epideinu: of l>o]io-niyelitis in which a iiota])le percentage of adults were affected. Relatively few of the total ninnher of persons infected showed symptoms, and the princi]jal means of siu'ead v/as through undetected cases and carriers. No evidence accrued that public baths played any significant part, although in Ihiigley chlorination, avoidance of overcrowding and sterilization of bathing suits and towels was practised and proved a considerable safeguard. One case, a man of 5,3, died. Orthot)aedic sequela are catered for at Bradford Royal Infirmary and I’indertields, Wakefield. Measles was ])revalent in Spring and reached a maximum in Movemlier, 158 cases being notified. Whooping cough was ])revalent in the first quarter of the year. Diphtheria (11 cases) showed a reduction from the ])revious year (21), and from the length of stay of cases in llos])ital, it would ap])ear to the writer that less than half of these were true K L R infections. I'ive cases of cerebro S])inal fever were admitted to llosihtal, one proving fatal. d'he annual total of deaths from zymotic disease (3) under the circumstances can be considered a satisfactory return. Scarlet Fever. Where home conditions arc good., modern ])ractice favours the home treatment of this infection which is usuallv mild, thereby reducing danger of cross infection in I’os’pital. Seven of the 30 notified cases remained at home, the others being admitted to Morton Banks. The disease was