[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Barry Borough.

  • Barry (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Barry Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Department, Woodlands Road, BARRY, Glam: To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Barry Borough Council. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the year 1948. The Report has been prepared on the lines as indicated in Circular 170/47 (Wales) of the 31st. December, 1947, and covers the Department’s work during the year in the relative aspects of public health and preventive medicine. Details are also given in respect of the various services (Hospitals, Ambulance, Maternity and Child Welfare) up to the 4th. July, 1948, upon which date, transfer was effected to other authorities under the provisions of the National Health Service Act, 1946, In each of these instances, the Corporation may justifiably feel a pride that, owing to their previous keen interest and foresight, it was possible to hand over a comprehensive service. Another point I consider worth mentioning is that the Corporation - even with the full knowledge that the services were shortly to be transferred - took every opportunity to carry out improvements and additions right up to the actual date of changeover. AREA OF BOROUGH. - 4,265.6 acres. POPULATION, - The Registrar-General * 3 estimate of the population of the Borough of Barry, at mid-year, 1948, was 41,670. This figure - which shows an increase of 3,190 on the mid-year 1947 estimate - has been used for the purposes of calculating birth and death rates. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS. Live birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 18.5 Stillbirth-rate per 1,000 total (live and still)births . 80.4 Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 10,6 Deaths from Puerperal Causes. (Rates per 1,000 total (live and still) birth3.) Puerperal Sepsis 1.27 Other Puerperal Causes.... 1.27 Death-rates of Infants under one year of age. All infants per 1,000 live birth3 30.0 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births,....• 31.3 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 Illegitimate live births.. 0,0 The statistics set but above have been calculated from the following details of Births, Stillbirths and Deaths, which have been adjusted for inward and outward transfers.