[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rugby Borough.
- Rugby (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1941
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rugby Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Borough of Rugby. A. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Population (estimated) Mid-year, 1941 ... ... — Birth Rate ... ... ... ... ... ... 15.6 Still Births—Rate per 1,000 total births ... ... 42 Death Rate ... ... ... ... ... ... 11.0 Deaths from Diseases and [From Sepsis ... — Accidents pf Pregnancy and ' ,, other causes 10 Child-birth Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :— All Infants per 1,000 live births ... ... ... 44 Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 45 Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births ... ... ... ... ... ... — Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... ... ... 1 ,, „ Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... — ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age] ... —• B. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA. 1. Public Health Officers.—Mr. D. E. Jacob joined the staff in January, and Mr. D. H. Evans in March, 1941, as temporary additional Sanitary Inspectors. 6. Laboratory Facilities.—The following Table shows the number of free bacteriological examinations by Birm¬ ingham University :— Positive. Negative. Total Diphtheria 28 126 154 Enteric Fever 3 12 15 Tuberculosis 4 30 34 203 C. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. 1. (1) Water.—15 samples of the Public Water Supply were examined during the year, and all gave satisfactory results. (2) Drainage and Sewerage.—The re-organisation of the Sewage Disposal Works into one central works has been completed. A definite improvement is shown, the effluent being satisfactory.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30046269_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
