[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section 2.—Local Health Services SURVEY REPORT ON THE LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES I OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL, 1948 TO 1952. In ci'i'cnlar Xo. 2})/52, tlie Minister of Health stated that as some years’ exj)erieiiee was now available on the working ; of the lioeal Health Services provided under the National Health Seivi(.*e Aet, 1946, it would be advantageous if a specdal survey could now be made which, would include, not : only an account of these Services as existing at the end of 1952, but also a general review of their working' as part of ' the wider X'ational Health Services. This survey I’eport has ac(.‘ordingly been pre])are'd on i the lines suggested in the (drcular, and the part of my annual 1 re])oi4 whi(di normally covei’s the matters dealt with generally in this sni’vey Avill be found to be more or less limited to i statistical infoiination related to the year 1952. (1) Admintstration. The Heal 111 Committee of the County Council have been giainted delegated powers to administer the CounciTs • functions under the National Health Service Acts. The i Health (Committee is made u]) as follows:— i 24 members of the (,'ounty Council. i (S reju'esentatives of ('ounty District Coumuls. | 2 ])ersons rejiresenting' the medical ])rofession. | 2 co-o|)ted membei's. Administi'ation at otticei* leA^el is in the charge of the i County Medicail (ttlicei* through the headquarters office in i (Nuinty Hall. I The County follows : — is divided into four Health Divisions as /C/c/’ro.s'c Health Division. Ho])ulation : 56,448. Aci'eage: 175,784. ('ounty Districts: llridlington M.B., Dritfield Filey H.D., Bridlington H.D., Dritfield r.D., R.D. Ho/dernHealth Division. Population: 68,412. Acreage: 227,854. County Districts: Beverley M.B., Hedon M.B., Hoinsea T.D., Withernsea TCD., Beverley B.D., Holdeiiiess R.D. Houulensh ire Health Division. Population: 51,323. Acreage: 323,351. (Vuinty Districts: No,rton ICD., Derwent R.D., Howden R.D., Norton R.D., Pocklington R.D. Halteniprice Health Division. Population : 35,649. Acreage: 9,035. County District: Haltemprice IJ.D.