[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT Town Hall, Stamford. August, 1951. To the Mayor, Alderman and Councillors of the Borough of Stamford. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present my annual report on the health, sanitary conditions and vital statistics of the Borough for the year 1950. From the Public Health aspect the year has been quite satis¬ factory. The Infantile Mortality rate of 30.4 was higher than for some years, but is explained by the fact that 3 children under one year of age died from prematurity and two from bronchitis or pneu¬ monia, which is not unexpected owing to early prevalence of influ¬ enza and respiratory infections in the autumn. There has been a slight decrease in the birth rate and a slight increase in the death rate over 1949. There were again no cases of diphtheria reported. Scarlet Fever at 35 was higher than usual and was a carry over from the 1949 epidemic. Whooping Cough was at a slightly higher rate. Four cases of food poisoning were reported, but owing to the delay in notification it was not possible to actually trace the source : in one case the eating of an insufficiently boiled duck egg was the probable cause. Fewer cases of respiratory tuberculosis were notified during the year (5) there were three deaths. In the Sanitary Inspector’s report will be found very interesting and important statistics and comments concerning the number of animals sent as “ casualties ” to the slaughterhouse and the high percentage of disease in these animals on inspection after slaughter, corroborating my remarks of last year on the unsatisfactory state of affiars in allowing animals other than genuine “ accident— casualties” to be accepted under this general heading of “Casualties.” I need scarcely refer to the importance of strict and efficient Meat Inspection in slaughterhouses. [4]