[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Filey U.D.C.

  • Filey (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1958
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    Divisi-jnal Health Office OxI'ord Street BHIDLINGTON To the Chairman and Councillors, Urban District of Filey. Mr Chairman, Lady and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report for 1958, During the early part of the year my predecessor. Dr, Colville, was in office and he retired on 31 st March, 1 958, The statistics for the tovin shov; little variation v;hen compared v;ith last year. The n’jmber of live births increased to 64 compared with 46 last year i ani give an adjusted birth rate of ■;4o1 per 1,000 population. This rate is, hov7ever, still below the national birth rate of 16,4 per 1,000 population. The i 1,000 which compares v/ith a national rate of 11,7 per 1,000 population. It is , satisfying to note that during the year there were no infant deaths, maternal I deaths or deaths from tuberculosis. Cancer, hov\?ever, still takes a heavy toll of i life, being responsible for 11, i.e., one sixth of the deaths, ’?7ith regard to infectious diseases, the incidence during the year was low, although the notification of 18 cases of pneumonia vras the highest for many years. In September there \7as an outbreak of food poisoning originating in the School Canteen of the Pile]/- County Secondary School, This canteen prepares sane 500 mid-day meals per day, about half of which are consumed in Filey and the remainder in country schools in the surrounding district, A total of 69 children, school teachers and canteen staff v/ere affected. The cause of the outbreak vi/as determined and steps were taken to prevent recurrence. Of the sanitary circumstances of the area, the pollution of the Primrose Talley stream with the effluent from septic tanks of properties in the area remains a matter of coreern. In the summer months this pollution bec'.Tios a nuisance as the number cf persons acjcommodated in these properties is greatly increased with holidaymakers v;Mle the water in the stream to dilute the effluent is greatly diminished, A plan to deal with the problem at Primibose Valley has been prepared however, and is at present ’’'afore the Ministry'' for tiieir approvals SLailar conditions exist at Hunmaniy/ Gap and in this case a scheme still needs to be devised. A n^'W sewerage scheme which came into operation last year with the sev;er running the whole length of the beach and dischargiiig off tne Brigg is a wonderful achievement, and it will be seen that the Public Health Inspector reports that frequent inspections of the beach have shoim it to be completely free from fouling from the sea. Some progress has been made during the year vdth regard to slum clearance, but there still remains a number of properties to be dealt with. In presenting this report may I express my thanks to the staff of my department for their work and their help during the year, and also to the Chairman and Members of the Health Conmittee for their constant support and interest. I am. Yours faithl'ully. J.H, MAUGHAN. Medical Officer of Health -3-