[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Hitchin R.D.C.

  • Hitchin (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Hitchin R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tlic Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria Cases vjere* treated at the North Herts. Isolation Hospital, ydiich with the’ annexe at South Lodge, Baldock, is managed by the North Herts, (Joint) Hospital Boardc The Puerperal Fever Cases occurred- in Maternity Homes in the District, Considering the large number of viThooping Cough and Measles Gases not if ied ,. v/e y/ere fortunate in having only one fatai case of v;hoc’ping .coughs' It is remarkable that there 'v'/as onl^' one case of Diphrheria notified and thai wes in a non-”'mmunised person. The figures shay; a very good state of health in general. S u ncol Ins pe c tion, -': This points to the conclusion that rationing yvith be’t'ter distribution of food and' the provision of ainners, has‘Produced a better.state of health, in spite of the restriction of the variety of food, I have come to the reluctant eoncLu.sion that restriction of sY/eets is also a good thing,' and probably the limited supply makes them more appreciated. immunisation against Diphtheria-. This has apparently been a great success and it should be kept up. The percentage of immunisation is very high in the District. Some villages have approached lOO^, The possibility of Small-pox arriving in' this Country at any time, has draYm attention to the unsatisfactory state of vaccination prevalent. People who have any doubt about whether they should get vaccinatedshould do so at once,