[Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City & Borough.

  • Peterborough (England). City & Borough Council.
Date:
1902
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Credit: [Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Peterborough City & Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    have to comment upon. One case was doubtful, six were contracted away, and no possible cause could be discovered for the remaining one. Seeing that Typhoid is chiefly a water-borne disease, the above facts point very strongly to the excellence and purity of the Braceboro’ water. The Typhoid germ may also be introduced into the system by such common articles of food as milk, oysters, and other shell fish, celery, lettuces and watercress, when eaten in an uncooked condition. I only mention this to show how difficult it often is to trace every sporadic case of Typhoid. Phthisis* 28 deaths. It will be noticed that the majority of deaths occurred in the West and East Wards. On the death of a person suffering from Phthisis, the rooms and bedding are thoroughly disin¬ fected before being again used. Cancer* 39 deaths. The increase of Cancer is becoming a ques¬ tion of National importance, and it does seem passing strange that Parliament has not voted one single shilling to the Cancer Research Fund in the cause of suffering humanity. One is forcibly reminded of the old lines: Their lofty souls have telescopic eyes, Which view afar the faintest speck of distant pain, Whilst at their feet a world of agony Unseen, unheard, unheeded, writhe in vain. Alcoholism* i2 deaths. Subjoined is a monthly record of the Incidence of Notifiable Diseases for the year :— Month. Small Pox. Scarlet Fever. Diph¬ theria. Typhoid Fever. Puerper¬ al Fever. Ery¬ sipelas. Totals. January... I 22 I 6 • • • I I 41 February 16 9 I 2 28 March ... 29 9 • • • I 39 April 11 9 2 • • • 22 May 12 11 • • • 3 26 June . 8 1 2 2 13 July . 6 4 • • • 3 13 August ... 2 1 2 1 6 September 4 2 • • • 1 7 October 3 3 I I 2 10 November 7 4 • • • • • • 1 12 December 6 2 • • • • • • \ 10 Totals ... I 126 7i 8 2 19 227 School Exclusion* The following schools were closed on account