[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Alton R.D.C.

  • Alton (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Alton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    uSP-l Vo the Alton.Rural district Council- Ladies and Gentlemen, The following is ray Report on this >ecenbrr 19 * .- Alton • ^ An ;ts. 1945. r-y > N «i w .»• ? y /l; District f031 the year Ending 31st The Area of the District is( in sores) The population 1931 census estimated in 1944* • • The number of inhabit d houses is The Rateable value is ... **’. *** The sum represented by a penny rate is ’ . ’ | according to the figures supplied to me by the Registrar Vht irths and Deaths are as folloi/s?- Legitimate (males) 123 (females) 113 Illegitimate 32 n 6Q 03.326 . 13.320 Total 360 birth R ite. 19.2 Deaths.The total number of Deaths belongin of these 106 died outside my District. booth rate, per 1000 of the populations3.7 Deaths from puerperal causes... of Infants under 1 year f om Cancer *' Measles w V/hooping Cough ... Diarrhea •i •» H tl <1 to this District was 291- • • • Q 21 42 0 0 2 deaths over 70 years of age numbered 143 of these 38 were over 30 and 12 were over 90 years of age. General provisions of Health services for the area. The Public Officers are:- _edical Officer of Health -Part time officer --e- Senior sanitary Inspector and Building Surveyor*- whole time ic Lolds the certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute and is member of th Institute of British Engineers- o, ficer- an associate Vic Assistant Sanitary Insneetor-whole time officer . There has been no change during the year in Laboration facilities, ambulance services, nursin ; arrangements or hospital accomnodation- jjANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. WATER he Parishes of Pour Marks, Medstead and Ropley are almost wholly supplied by underground rainwater storage tan s owin to their elevation and the depth of the water-bearing strata. The Parishes of Bentworth, Lasham and Shalden are supplied 1 rora tne Bains of the Ilerriard and Lasham Water Company. The Parishes of Bentley, Froyle, Grayshott and Headley arc, lor the greater part, supplied from the mains of the Wey Valley Water Company. Under guarantees or loan assistance from this Council , the Wey Valley Water Company have provided supplies in the Parishes of Blnste&,Chmvton,Farrin don,Kingsley,Selborne,and Whitehill.