[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke Borough.

  • Basingstoke (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Basingstoke Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Family Planning Clinic Patients seen during 1965 1508 (1317) (1195) New Patients .... 316 (283) (211) Referred to Clinic by General Practitioners 139 (83) (59) Oral Patients .... 149 (77) (6) The figures in brackets refer to the two previous years The family Planning Clinic like all others has experienced an increase in its activity. No. of Smears taken:— Age Groups 1965 1964 1963 Up to 34 107 9 — 35 — 40 34 7 7 41 — 50 31 8 2 51 — 60 4 3 1 60 + 1 — — No age recorded 28 — — No positive results recorded in any year ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA Rainfall The rainfall for the year was average with a wetter summer than is normally expected. The monthly rainfall figures and the annual totals for the five preceding years are as follows: January . 3.14 in. July . 4.20 in February 0.27 „ August 2.11 „ March 2.18 „ September 3.86 „ April 1.61 „ October 0.72 „ May 1.28 „ November 3.82 „ June 2.20 „ December 4.08 „ Total for 1965 — 29.47 in. 1964 23.28 in. 1963 32.36 „ 1962 27.50 „ 1961 28.66 „ 1960 40.16 „