[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    **«% f*r*s fo**, COUNCIL OF THE 'TEST PJD1HC- OF YORKSHIRE. •foiffPAL HLrQRT OF ESrUTY COUNTY HSOICjg, 0^y£g; 7CR THE YEAH 1944. •BSSf—- INTRO DU CTXOII. f »0.*.-,-rs<s ^^R6- In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry'o'. Health contained in Circular 49/45 dated 19th March, 1945, this report is again curtailed on account of the shortage of staff and of paper and printing supplies. A considerable amount of the peace-tine statistical data has been prepared and retained in the Department for future record purposes. Certain additional information, however, is included for the first tine, e.g. in regard to the maintenance allowance scheme for tuberculosis patients, the Vbnereal Diseases Scheme (tracing of contacts and follow-up of defaulters), and the care of prenature infants and illegitimate children. VITAL STATISTICS. The following table shows the birth rate and the principal mortality rates for the year 1944 compared with the corresponding j rates for the quinquennial period 1939-1943. Rate, Birth Rate 'Infant Mortality Rate Death Rates: - All Causes Zymotic Diseases Smallpox Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Enteric Fever Measle s V/hooping Cough Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Tuberculosis Other Tu.bercuj.ous Diseases Cancer Heart Disease tDiarrhoea (Deaths in children under 2 years of 'age) “i vMaternal Mortality: - Puerperal Sepsis Other Causes Tot al Urban ! Districts. » 1939=1 1943 i 1944 15.6 ! 19.8 53 t 13.0 i 0.18 I ~ ; 0.01 I 0.06 I 0.00 j 0.02 ; 0.03 j 1.50 • 0.43 i o.n j 1.70 { 3.36 j 3.49 ( ! 0.77 i 2.17 I 2.94 4R i 12.6 I 0.11 j 0.01 ! 0,03 J 0.00 0.00 ; o.oi i;35 0.36 0 .09 ! 1.87 ! 3.34 j 2.88 | 0.55 I 1.10 j 1.65 Rural Districts. 1939-T 1945 j 1944 17.6 ! 21.4 1 55 ! 44 11.0 0.22 0,01 0.06 0.00 0.03 0.04 1.31 0.38 0.13 1.41 2.51 4.40 0.90 1.72 2,62 10.6 j 0.15 J I I i : i 1 0.04 0.01 » 0.02 I 1.22 ‘0.37 ; !g.09 ; j 1.56 I ! 2.50 ' j 3.21 * ! t I ! [0.72 . Administra¬ tive County., 1939- 1943 1944 16.1 Rr7- 20.2 A A 12.4 12.1 0.19 0.12 0.01 0.06 ' 0.00 | 0.02 0.04 , 1.45 ; 0.42 * 0.11 j i.63 ; 3.14 3.74 i 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01 1.32 C . 37 0.09 1.79 3.12 2,97 0,80 ! 0.60 2.05 J i;32 2.85 j 1.92 ^Deaths under one year per 1,000 live births. tDeaths per 1,000 live births, yy Deaths per 1,0C0 live and still births. Birth Rate. The birth rate of 20,2 per 1,000 of the population is the highest rate since 1924 when the birth rate stood at 20.4. It‘will the noted that the average for the previous quinquennium is 16,1. Outstandingly high birth rates were noted in the Doncaster Rural District (29.9), Maltby Urban District (28.6), Dearne Urban District (25.7), Hemsworth Urban District (25.5). Rotherham'Rural District (25.5), Adwick-1e-Str e e t (25.0), Tho rne Rur al District (25.0).