[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To the Ch airman and Members of the County Council. Sir Jolm Dunnington-Jefferson, My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to ])resent my Annual Reports on the General and School Healtli Services of the County for the year 1955. The vital statistics for the year show a crude birth rate of 13.8 per thousand population, wlucli is the lowest rate on record. The crude death rate was 12.1 per thousand population, a slight decrease on the rate for the previous year. 'Fhe infant mortality rate was 2-t per thousand live hirtlis, which is onlv slightly above the lowest rate of 23 per l,()if)() births which was recorded for 1954. I se made of the various types of health services provided has continued to increase, and one new service, the provision of B.C.G. Vaccination against tuberculosis for thirteen-year-old children was commenced during the year. Among infectious diseases the number of cases of measles, dysentery and food poisoning notified each showed considerable increases. It is pleasing to note that there was a considerable fall in the notification of cases of tuberculosis, and that the death rate for this disease has been very considerably reduced. For the fifth year running there have been no cases of diphtheria notified. Once again I am grateful for the opportunity to record my thanks to all members of the staffs of the Health and School Medical l)e])artments for the willing and conscientious service they have continued to give, and to express to all the members of the County C'ouncil, and especially to the members of the flealth Committee and the School Welfare Suh-Committee of the Education Committee, my thanks for their continued help and support. 1 have the honour to be. Your obedient Servant, County Hall, Beverley. R. WATSON, County Medical Officer. August,