[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, New Windsor Borough.

  • Windsor (Berkshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, New Windsor Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table III. TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1941. Age Periods New Cases. Deaths. Respiratory Non-Res p. Respiratory Non-Res p. M 1 F M F M F M F 0 years 1 _ _ 1 ___ 1 year — — — 1 — — — 1 5 years — 3 1 — — — — — 15 years 1 6 1 1 — 2 — — 25 years 4 1 — - — 1 — — 35 years 1 1 — — 1 — — — 45 years 4 1 — — 1 1 — — 55 years — 1 — — 1 — — — 65 plus — — — — — — — — Totals 10 13 3 2 3 4 1 1 The following remarks apply only to cases occurring within the Borough and do not include cases admitted to Windsor Hospital from surrounding districts. The figures in Table I include all notified cases, including Windsor Hospital. The number of Scarlet Fever cases is above our average. The type was mild and in normal times I could have isolated more at home, but owing to the crowded state of the Borough (population is increased by 10,000 approximately), and the fact that so many mothers are doing war work, is is increasingly difficult to carry this out. Diphtheria.—No case was notified during the year and in my experience this has never happened before. I have now carried out diphtheria immunization systematically for three years. The total number of children up to 15 years of age who have received the two doses of Alum Precipitated Toxord is 2,800. Of this number, 905 were under 5 years of age. These numbers are exclusive of cases treated by practictioners in the Borough. Each month I hold two clinics, one for the Infant Welfare children and one for the School children. Infectious diseases seem to run in cycles of 3—4 years and the future may spoil our record, but certainly, I think, one can claim some credit already for immunization.