[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.
- Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, FOR THE YEAR 1929. INTRODUCTION. To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee. Mr. Chairman, Madam and Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit to you, in accordance with the Sanitary Officers’ Order, 1922, my Second Annua] Report, being the fifty-seventh of the series, for the ytear ended, December 31st, 1929. * * * * The Report is more than a collection of tabulated statistics. It i|s an endeavour to enlighten public opinion regarding conditions affecting the health of the people of Halifax. It contains reference to many Acts of Parlia- ment, but the unltimate success or failure of a public health service depends not so much upon Act's of Parliament as upon the desire of the public to be healthy. * * * * The arrangement follows that of last year’s Report. The births registered were 1,313. The birthrate conse- quently was 13.4. For England and Wales the rate was 16.3 and in the 107 Great Towlfs it was 16.6. The total male births numbered 675, the female births 638, being a proportion of 1,057 males to 1,000 females.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29406262_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
