[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council.

  • Leicestershire (England). County Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WIGSTON MAGNA. Medical Officer of Health, J. E. O’Connor, M.B., Ch.B., B.A., D.P.H., Barrister-at-Law. Area 1,941 acres. Population (Census 1911) 8,650. Estimated now 8,733. Net Birth rate 18*1. Net Death rate 11*5. Standardised net Death rate 12'0. Infant Mortality 113. Zymotic rate O'5. Number of Deaths from Zymotic diseases 4, viz. :—Whooping Cough 1, Diphtheria 1, Diarrhoea 2. Notification of Infectious diseases 60, viz. :—-Diphtheria 14, Erysipelas 12, Scarlet Fever 11, Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 17, Other forms of Tuberculosis 5. Number of Deaths from Phthisis 4. Bate O'5. ,, ,, ,, other tuberculous diseases 2. Bate 0*2. Total tuberculous deaths 6. Bate 0’7. Food Supply: — Dairies and Cowsheds: There are 11 premises on the register, and these received 36 visits, 10 being during milking time. One place was found to require structural improvements, and the requirements were carried out. Housing of the Working Classes: There is a scarcity of houses for working people, particularly in the South Wigston area. A scheme for the erection of 22 workmen’s dwellings is now before the Local Government Board for approval. Applica¬ tions for the houses greatly exceed their number. Adoptive Acts: — Lodging Houses: — Slaughter Houses: Ten slaughter houses are licensed in the District. Twenty-five inspections of these premises were made.