[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Bishop Auckland U.D.C.

  • Bishop Auckland (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Bishop Auckland U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As reported by me in my monthly reports throughout the year the results of all those analyses were highly satisfactory. FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. There are 153 of these on the district’s register of which 35 are factories in respect of which sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are enforceable by the local authority. During the year the Council’s Health Department staff conducted 33 inspections in factories. The inspections resulted in the discovery of five defects, three of which were in relation to sanitary conveniences. All five defects were remedied as a result of informal action. I append a series of tables showing comparisons in vital statistics and in the incidence of infectious diseases during the various years of the present decade. From consideration of the details of vital statistics recorded in this report, a satisfactory general state of health of the community may bo deduced from such evidences as . (a) the district’s birth rate has been maintained at a figure slightly above the average for the past ten years, and is higher than that for the country as a whole. ... »• (b) the death rate is the lowest recorded for any year o’f the present decade and is the same as the rate for England and Wales. (c) the infant mortality rate is much lower than that jever'previously■ recorded for this district and is favourably comparable with the rate for the country as a whole. (d) there were no maternal deaths during the year. (e) no deaths occurred as a result of any of the notifiable' zymotic diseases. ' , . (f) the incidence of new cases of tuberculosis is the lowest recorded since 1940. In conclusion I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my warm appreciation and thanks for the continued help and co-operation which I have received from the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee, from my colleagues in other departments, from my Departmental staff, and from the staff of the County Health Department. I am, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, H.G. DONALD. Medical Officer of Health.