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Chislehurst 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Puerperal Fever.—Again no cases have been notified; the last was in
June, 1905.
Small.pox.—It is also satisfactory to record that no casesof this
disease have occurred since May, 1903.
Cerebro.spinal Meningitis and Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis.
No cases have been notified during 1915.
Tuberculosis.—There were five deaths from all forms of tuberculosis
and four of them were due to phthisis, all cases notified during 1915.
The following Table gives a comparison of the rates for this District, and the rates for England and Wales for the six years 1907—1912, beyond which the comparative figures for the country generally are not at present available.
| TUBERCULOSIS (all forms) | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.53 | |||
| Chislehurst Urban— | |||||||||
| Death.rate | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 1.23 | 0.54 | 0.60 |
| No. of deaths | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| PHTHISIS | |||||||||
| England and Wales | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.039 | |||
| Chislehurst Urban— | |||||||||
| Death rate | 0.75 | 0.49 | 0.72 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.54 | 0.36 |
| No. of deaths | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Phthisis.—Fifteen new cases were notified during 1915. One referred
to a Belgian Refugee who had come to this district. The medical attendant
and myself had some correspondence with the County Authorities and the
Local Government Board with reference to securing sanatorium treatment
for him. Before the arrangements were completed however, the man left
this district and the matter was left in the hands of the Local Government
Board.
In nine of the cases notified it was apparently not possible to provide
separate sleeping accommodation for the patient, but in all cases as far as
facilities were available, efforts were being made to prevent the spread of