[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Bognor U.D.C.
- Bognor Regis (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1909
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Bognor U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![January 1 — F ebruary — — — — March — — — — April 1 1 — — May — 1 — — J une 1 1 — — July — 1 _ _ August — 2 — — September — 2 — — October 1 1 — 1 Xovember — — — — December 1 _ 2 Only one of these cases, namely of Diphtheria, occurred in a Public Institution in the Town. Two cases terminated fatally, namely one from Diphtheria, and one from Erysipelas, which gives a death rate from notifiable diseases of 0.2 per 1,000 estimated population. One of the cases of Scaidet Fever, and one of Diphtheria, were I’emoved to the Isolation Hospital, where they both recovered. Disinfection of premises occupied by patients suffering from notifiable diseases was carried out by the sanitary authority in all cases. The number of births registered in the District was 132, viz :—-73 males and 59 females. This gives a birth rate of 16.7 per 1,000 estimated population. The births were as follows, viz Males. Females. Total. January 9 7 16 F ebruary 5 5 10 March 1 2 3 April 7 5 12 May 12 6 18 June 4 6 10 July 9 5 14 August 6 2 8 September 7 4 11 October 5 5 10 Xovember 4 7 11 December 4 5 9 73 59 132 figures for the jjrevious five years were as follows :— Males. Females. Total. Date. 1901 75 62 137 19.9 1905 59 59 118 16.7 1906 52 79 131 18.0 1907 61 72 133 17.7 1908 60 61 121 15.7 Tlic housing accommodation for the working classes is adeeiuate and fit for habitation. 'flic water hujjply of the 'fown is ample in quantity and still mai7itains its high standard of piirity a:, shown by the accompanying I'cpoi't. It is di-awn from dee]) wells at the foot of the Downs, about 7 miles distant, where there is a punij)ing station which lills a covered service reservoir on tlie side of the hill, from which the water falls by gravitation to the town.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28936966_0006.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
