[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Stanley (Co. Durham) U.D.C.

  • Stanley (Durham, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Stanley (Co. Durham) U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT, 1965 Health Department, Council Oflfices, Tantobie, Newcastle upon Tyne. To THE Chairman and Members of the Stanley Urban District Council Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting my Annual Report for the Year 1965. On the whole it has been a satisfactory year; the health of the district remained good with no serious incidence of infectious disease apart from an epidemic of measles. The vital statistics show an increase in the birth and death rates and a decrease in the stillbirth, infantile, and perinatal death rates. There is an increase in the number of deaths from tuberculosis, although the number of cases notified has decreased. Heart disease continues to be the main cause of death, and there is a decrease in the number of deaths from lung cancer, the rate being lower in this district than in the country as a whole. There is, however, a steep increase in the number of deaths from bronchitis, pneumonia and accidents. Co-operation with general practitioners and hospital medical staff remained good and I am grateful to my colleagues for this. In conclusion, I wish to thank the Council for their continued support and the staff for their unfailing loyalty. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, ROSETTA HILL, Medical Officer of Health.