[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Montgomery Borough.

  • Montgomery (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1941
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    BOROUGH OF MONTGOMERY ANTJUAL REPORT of t no Medical Officer of He alt ’-h for the Borough of Mont.-ornery for the year 19* j. #• Gentlemen, AUGUST 1942. In accordance with Circular 2604 (Wales) I beg to submit a foi^theSyear 1941^ health and &anitary conditions of the Borough FIRTiiS There were thirteen live births during the year and 7 Females giving a Birth Rate of 11.9 . The Birth Rate for ’England and Wales for 1941 was 14.2 One Female was stillborn. wc™ 14 ■deaths. Ton Male, and Four Females giving If I?’,”*5.™15,1, Tho doath rate for England and Sales Four ^oro over^r-^™ S®TOn W°rG 8° yoara °f age and ovor There was one death from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Pneumonia 2 1 2 Whooping Cough Erysipelas 6 3 diseases, There ware me deaths from any of the above Infectious TOBEP.CUIflSIS Three new oases were notified during the year one of iese came from another district. WATER . PncG s-gs-in a dry Spring and Summer were experienced wi no result that in August the reservoirs wore empty anc avaTlLl^ US£i:L A'0VGmb0J tha* a supply of water was available. There is no doubt that a considerable amount of water is wasted due to stand pipes bursting during the severe weather and leaking taps. year. Tne water was laid on to Seven mere houses during tho drainage ANg SEWERAGE There were six conversions in dwellinghouses irom the conBervanoyr to the water carriage system. PUBLIC CLEANSING _ No alteration from previous year. Two dwellings were disinfected one after a death from Tuberculosis and on aftor a case of diphtheria, SCHOOLS Sanitary arrangements at theso are satisfactory. —— ■ .SUPPLY There are throe producers of accredited and one producer oi T.i Milk m tho Area, MEAT Slaughtering carried out at tho Contral Slaughter nouse,Newtown. There are no complaints regarding the quality of tho meat.