[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Matlock U.D.C.

  • Matlock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1940
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    LIBRa, . { * Urban District of Matlock. Report of the Medical Officer of Health, Sydney S. Proctor, M.D., D.P.H. To the Chairman and Members of the Matlock Urban District Council. Gentlemen, My Annual Report for the Year 1940 is curtailed in accordance with the Ministry of Health instructions as given in Circular 2314, but I have endeavoured to give a brief summary of vital statistics for 1939 and 1940. Area. ... •*• ••• 16, 598 acres « Population, estimated by Registrar General. ... 17, 080 number of Inhabited Houses, Dec. 31st, 1940. 5, 029 Rateable Value (January 1st, 1940) . ... £ 111, 531. Product of Penny Rate (ascertained). ... £ 449 : 0 : 0 STATISTICS. * 1939 >. 1940. Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population. 15. 85 14 .22 Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. 33. 33 23 .43 Death Rato per 1,000 of the estimated population. 12. 82 12 .99 Infant Mortality Rates All Infants per 1,000 live births. ... 41. 50 28 .00 Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births. 40. 16 28 .34 • Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births • 62. 50 0 .00 SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES- OF THE AREA. WATER SUPPLIES. There has boon no change in the position regarding water supplies. The Matlock Provisional Order, 1939, provided for extra storage at Sydnope; a now adit at Wolds Spring, together with filtration beds; boroholos and pumping station at Bonsall and now mains with pumping station at Sunnyside Spring for the supply of Riber. Sanction for loan has not been obtained except in regard to the preliminary sinking of a borehole at Bonsall. Samples taken during the year wore of a satisfactory standard of purity except in the case of Willow Well. This water is acid and as previously stated is plumbo solvent and without treatment is unsuitable for drinking purposes. -1- r C