[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BOROUGH OF STAMFORD BBKEVTATBD iJOUJAD REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1943. LIBRARY A, STATISTICS j_ND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE 'RE' / ~ “ ■ W/ .area N* P fl-on- *.. .... . 19.18 acres. .Populat i on- . 10,570. Rateable Value *. £66,550. Sum represented by P^n y Rui>e £260'» Number of inhabited houses from R-°te Book. 2,800. Live Births Total * 185 M; F. 99 84 Bir-'Pc Rate Legit imate 86,73 per 1,000 11legit line t e 13.11 population 1 Deathso Total 123 60.63 Death Rate Corresponding figure for Eng- land & w-- los 16.5 D a a t h 3 of I :af un t s und er one . y ea r of ega per 1,000 live births per 1,000 population 11.7 -do- Id.4 21.8 -do- 49 Birth Rate in the Borough h-s increased by 1.5 uer 1,000 com- p a r s d yj i th 1942. LI.],, ria -jS m tqe Boron, ii ha?- increased by B per 1,000 compared with 1942. ‘ Perth Rot of Ii farts -under one year of ape per 1,000 live births has decreased by 15.5 compared with 1942. pA ~ GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEnLTH SIR VICES FOR THE ERE1 Il-BORAT ORY J^CILI TIES. Provided .by contract of .£10 per annum with the Emergency Public Health Laboratory of the Ministry of Health at Peterborough 'Memorial Hospital. This service continues to be of immense value SECTION C. - ShNIThRY ClROHMSTANCES IN AREA. (1). WINTER. The Bor the Marquess of Ex Bone Mill. ough is supplied .0 cer . R.G. ,0.i/I»G • with a , and piped drawn supply owned by from four sources: Whitewater Wothorpe. - Supplies south of the r iver Welland. Northfields. Bore-hole Supplies north Of tho river Welland. . Nil supplies arc chlorinated, at source. Bacteriological reports have shown satisfactory results through¬ out the year. Supply is constant and has proved adequate. 95% cf the houses have water laid on to the kitchens. SECTION D . - HOUSING. i* 25 'Houses w^re inspected of which 8 were overcrowded. 2 Cases of overcrowding were abated. 3 Houses on inspection were found to be infested with bugs. 3 With fleas, 2 with lice. 7 Houses wore disinfested by the Council, while 2 were disinfected by owners.