[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Startforth R.D.C.

  • Startforth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Startforth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Startfortb IRural district (Louncd. librar Medical Officer of Health’s Annual Report, 1 939. Mr. ClIAIKMAN AND MEMDEKS OE THE COUNCIL. 1 bejf to present my Annual Iteport for the year iy<‘iy. ()\vin<>' to the necessity for strict economy, the Ministry of Health have advisml all re()orts of this kind to be curtailed as much as possible. Hence only the es.seutial and urgent matters appertaining to Public Health have been mentioned and to avoid repetition all matters previously reported in Annual Reports have been removed. SECTION A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area (acres) . Po])ulation No. of Inhabited Houses . Rateable Value . Sum represented by a Penny Rate ... 96,30b 4,()3b 1,26b £4b,b34 £182 ' The chief industry of the district is agriculture, principally milk sheep-farming. There is also .some quarrying. production and There is some unemployment throughout the district. Vital Statistics of the Year. T • D- .V / Legitimate Live Birth,,( TOTAL. - 63 MALES. 35 FEMALES. 28 1 Birth Rate per 1,000 of - 2 0 2 / the Resident Pop. - Still Births{ - 2 2 0 1 Rate per 1,000 total live - 1 1 0 / and still Births Deaths - - - 63 32 31 Death Rate per 1,000 of Deaths from Puerperal Causes the estimated Resi¬ dent Population 0 Death Rate of Infants under One Year of Age: All Infants per 1,000 Live Births Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births . . Deaths from Cancer (all ages) „ „ Measles (all ages) . „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages). „ „ Diarrhcea (under 2 years) 46T 317 0 10 0 0 0