[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgnorth Borough.

  • Bridgnorth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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    LIBRARY y 9 BO^^GK _ OF_ _ _ Bim)G^^rrri=_ ilSPORT OF TRE MEDIG/Vij 0FFI;::ER OF_ T'^ t:\e Council of tlie Borough of Bridgnorth. iir. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I -present to you my Annual Report for t’le year 1942 . Public Health Oxficers of the Authority; i.Iedical officer of Rec^lth. u.E. Dickson, M.D., (oart time ). Sanitar''?’ Insnector and Food Inspector. Mr. 11.H. Th'-'mas until 14th March 1942. Mr. J. Wade, Cert.3.1.B.,M .3.1 .A .,from 25th July 1942. Sec.A. STATISTICS AMD SnCIAL__C^RpiT]:oRS_OF Area in acres . Regiscrar General's estimate of resident po pulation mid. 1942. Mumber of inhabited houses at the end of 1942, according to the rate b^ok. Rateable value. Sum represented by a penny rate. 2,502. 5,830. 1,832. £27,933. £109. 5. 3. EXTRACTS' FROM VITAL STATISTIC_S 0F_TI^^^^ Live Births. Legitimate. Illegitimate Still Births. Legitimate. 1 llegitiinate Deaths. Deaths from Total, M. F. 115. 62. 53. Birth rate per l,onn of the 107 . 58. 49. ) 19.7 8. 4 , 4. ) estimated resident oopulation. 7. 5. 2. ) Rate -per 1,00^^ total live and. 57.2 7 . • 5 . 2. ) still hirths. 73 . 31. 42. Death Rate ner 1,'^00 of the estimated resident n^-oulation. 12.5 ueroeral Causes. 0. Death of infants under one year of age. Legit Laate. Illegitimate. Total. M. F. 6. 1. 5 . 1. - 1. Death Rate of infants under one year of age. All infants per 1,000 live births. _ _ Legitimate infants pe'r 1,000 legitimate live birtns . 1llegit.infants per 1,000 illegit. live births. Total. M. F, Deaths from Cancer.(all ages). 8. 7. 1. Deaths from Measles.(all ages). 1* Deaths from Whooping Cough.(all ages) ~ Deaths from Diarrhoea.(under 2 years) 1. 60 • 8 56.0 125.0 Sec. B. GEl'IERAL x^ROVlSI OR 0F_ HEALT^ SERVljSS III_ .TI® 1. Public HealtXi Officers of the Authority. - see above. 2. There have heen no changes in the following.- (a) Laboratory Facilities. (b ) Ambu lane e Pac i lit ie s . (c Rursing in the Home. (d ) Treatment Centres. (e ) Hos-oitals’. Public and Voluntary.