[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon U.D.C. / Borough.

Stratford-upon-Avon (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1894

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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Stratford-upon-Avon U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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In 1894 the following Talilo shows the number of families in which the disease occurred and the number of cases :— Month. No. of Families. Xo. of cases. Sent to Hospital Treated at Home. January. F ebruary. 7 8 7 1 March. 8 11 11 April. 24 29 26 3 May. 18 21 21 June. , 14 16 16 July. 22 23 23 August. 6 6 6 September. 1 1 1 October. November, 3 7 7 December. 7 10 10 Total. 110 132 128 4 The causes of the disease were derived from no special quarter of the town, nor was there evidence, except in two oc¬ casions that the disease was being spread by intercommunication between adjacent houses. These two exceptions were in College Lane and in Arden Terrace. In my opinion the cause of the prevalence of the disease was that owing to the general mild character of the complaint, cases occurred which never were brought under the notice of medical men, and which after a few days indisposition, continued to go at large and to attend school. In two instances cases were discovered iu the desquamation stage which had not been notified,and in both instances those in charge of the patient were prosecuted and successfully so.