[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.
- West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[To theJChairman and Members of the Health Committee.] Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting to you my Annual Report upon the healtli of the District for the year 1938. The population shows a progressive increase ; the Registrar General’s estimate at the middle of 1938 being 34,350, an increase of 2,000 over the figure for the previous year. Building development continues apace and is providing accommoda¬ tion for persons moving into the Rural Area from the towns. The birth-rate shows an increase of .8 per 1,000 over the figure for 1937 ; the figure for 1938 being 16.0 per 1,000. This represents an increase of 2.1 per 1,000 over the average for the five years 1933-37. The death-rate shows a decrease to 10.7 per 1,000 of the population as compared with 12.0 for 1937. Incidence of infectious disease upon the increased size of the popu¬ lation has not been unduly large. The severity in type of Diphtheria, however, has given considerable cause for alarm. The general health of the District throughout the year has been good. There have been no unusual circumstances giving rise to anv particular form of invalidity. I would again express my thanks to my colleagues in other depart¬ ments and to the staff of the health department for their support and devotion to duty. Yours obediently, (Signed) H. E. MARSDEN, June, 1939. Medical Officer of Health.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30261648_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
