[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough.
- Jarrow (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1967
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ri:i kimione \o. 89-8271. Town Hall, Jarrow, Co Durham. M; i v, 1968. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses ot the Borough of Jarrow. Your Worship, I.adiks and Genilkmen, This vrar 1 present to vou the ninety-seeond Annua] Report ol the Medical Officer of Health for the Borough of Jarrow on the health of the Borough and the work carried out lor the year 1967. l he health statistics are given in full detail in the following- pages, but I should like to draw vour attention to some outstanding features. During the vrar we have had the Hedworlh Estate added to the Borough from Boldm I’rban District. This lias caused a rise in our population of 2,600 from 26,520 to 29,120. The natural increase, that is to sav births over deaths, rose from 186 in 1966 to 215 in 1967 an increase ol 79. 1'he birth rate showed an increase from 17.1 to 18.6 although the standardised rate, that is to sav, corrected tor age and sex structure of the population, was lower than that for England and Wales which is 19.1. The death rate decreased iraetionallv lrom 12.0 to 11.1 Although deaths from cancer of the lungs were down to 16, 1 should still like to str< ss the dangers ol cigarette smoking as one of the main causes of this condition, and should also like to take the opportunity of reminding mv readers ol the laet that cigarette smoking has now been found to have a verv strong causative cfleet in the production ol coronary disease, of winch condition there were 44 deaths. The infant mortalit\ rate, 1 have great pleasure in announcing, was die low ‘St ever recorded in Jarrow. This year it was 11.2 compared to 19.7 in 1966, which compares verv favourablv with the peak infant mortality of 180 in 1900 and 29. I 1 ten years ago. I he still birth rate Ie 11 again lrom 29.8 in 1966, to 25.5 in 1967. The work at Daneslield Maternity Home proceeds in its usual c-xe -1 lent wav with 978 acceptances and 774 deliveries, of these, however, only 176 were lrom |arrovv. Illy criterion necessary to gain a place in Daneslield are social and family reasons and poor home conditions. This is wily the numbers from [arrow are less each year, as home conditions in Jarrow are improving lrom everv angle.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29500072_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
