[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashbourne R.D.C.

  • Ashbourne (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashbourne R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES (CONTD) Disease Total Cases notified. Cases admitted to Hospital. Total Death; Smallpox. ra Scarlet Fever. 14 8 - Diphtheria. - - - Enteric Fever. - - - Puerperal Pyrexia. - - - Pneumonia. 5 — 3 Erysipelas. 1 - Acute Poliomolitis. - — - Measles. 37 — — Wooping Cough. 41 — - Cerebro-spinal Fever. 1 1 — Food Poisoning. 1 - - TUBERCULOSIS. It has not boon necessary to take any action under the Public Health (prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172 of the Public Health Act, 1936. NEW CASES A HD MORTALITY-. New Cases - Respiratory 7. Non-Respiratory 6. Deaths Nil# MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNIT. A survey was carried out by this Unit in September. 2137 people were X-rayed, the majority of whom resided in the Ashbourne Urban District. No active case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis was discovered. 7 observation cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 8 cases of inactive Tuberculosis wore discovered. I have the honour to be Lady and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, H.H. Hollick. Medical Officer of Health. June, 1953.