[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To tiic Chairjiuui and Me)nJ)ers of the Public Heallk and llousinfj Conniittec. Mv Lords, Ladies, and Gentleme^v, I have the lionour to submit to you the Auuiuil Report on the Health and Sanitary Adminisiration of the County for the year 1925. The Report for the year under review is a Survey Report as contrasted with those for the years 1921-24, which were Ordinury Reports. Tlie first Survey Rc})ort, was for the year 1920. (Circular 540 issued hy llie Ministry of Ilealtli reciuests that a Survey Rei)ori shall deal with (a) the measure of progress made in tlio area dui'ing the preceding five years in the improvement of the public health ; tb) the extent and character of the (dianges made' during that period in tlie pul)lic Jiealtli services of the area (e.g., housing, water supply, sewerage, scavenging, or refuse disposal, food inspection, or otlier sei'vices affecting the environment of the inhabitants; and maternity and child welfare scliemes, schemes for the treatment of tuberculosis and venereal diseases, provision of Isolation Hospitals, or other services directed to the prevention or cure of disease in individuals) ; (c) any further action of importance in tlie organisation or development of public health services contemplated by the Local Authoj'ity or considered desirable by the Medical Otlicer of Health. The birth-rate tor the year is 18.(1 iier 1,()()() of the population. The average for the previous five years was 20.G. The death-rate of 11.5 compares favourably with the figure of 12.5 tor the year 1924. The average for the previous five years was 12.4. The iufantile morl al i (y-rat(' is ()().(> ])er IjKil) registered liiilhs, com])ared wi(h Gl.G in the jirevious year. The average rate for the five years 1920-24 was 0G.4, and tor the five years 1915-19, 80.5.