[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C.

  • Driffield (Humberside, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Driffield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The disposal of indistriictible refuse, tins and so on, continues to escape the interest of the Council. At ])resent a monthly collection is in force, and wao'i^on loads of refuse are dumped in chalk ])its and left. In tliese ])it^ rats abound and a])art from the unsi^Ttliness, they are a nuisance and a ])()tcntitd source of dano'er to the Public Tfcalth. 1 must strongly advise the Council to gave this matter their attention. Work in connection with A.R.P. has added ga'eatly to the work of the Sanitary Staff ; the crisis of Set)tember causing a dislocation of the routine work which has taken some time to repair. Sections C., D. and E. have been compiled by the Sanitary Inspector. SECTION A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area .... .... .... .... .... 98,423 acres Registrar General’s Estimate of the Population (mid 1938) 10,210 Number of inhabited houses at the end of 1938 according to Kate Books 2,820 Rateable Value .... .... .... .... £30,187 Product of a penny rate .... .... .... £102 Agriculture, and the trades dependant on it employ the ,majority of the workers. Work at the R.A.F. Station, and with the water supply has made unemployment less noticeable. VITAL STATISTICS. Births: Total M E LIVE BIRTHS. 1. Total Pdrths 186 93 93 2. Legitimate 170 88 82 3. Illegitimate 16 5 11 STILL BIRTHS. 1. Total 8 4 4 2. Legitimate 7 4 3 3. Illegitimate 1 0 1