[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.

  • Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As inflicateil in previous reports, the Health Department ' has conlinued to collaborate with the British Em]hre Cancer Cam[)aign Survey of Environmental conditions in respect of all cancer (leaths in Denbighshire, under the direction of Dr. Percy Stocks. 'I'his research has placed a heavy burden on the Plealth Department and ])articular’y the Jlealth Visitors, who have carried out the difficult and delicate enejuiries. 230 completed re])orts were forwarded during the year and many of these needed several visits before the encjuiries were completed. The ■exceptionally few refusals to co-operate, even under such distress- ing conditions, indicate clearly the sympathetic and diplomatic ap]n-oach of the Health Visitors to this difficult task. TABLE VII. The following table gives the death rates from all causes of Cancer according to Sanitary Districts: Deaths. Rate per District. Males. Females. Total. lOUU popula- tion. Western No. 1. Abergele 7 6 13 1.8 Colv^ryn Bay .... 25 32 57 2.5 Aled 2 3 5 .7 Western No. 2. Denbigh 15 10 25 3.0 Llanrwst 3 2 5 1.9 Ruthin B 1 2 3 .8 Hiraethog 6 5 11 2.1 Ruthin R 5 7 12 1.2 Eastern No. 1. Wrexham R. ... 60 49 109 1.7 Ceiriog 5 5 10 1.3 Llangollen 2 3 5 1.5 Eastern No. 2. Wrexham B. ... 26 24 50 1.5 — — — — Total County .. ... 157 148 305 1.7 — — — —