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

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

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    To the Chairman and Members of the Thorne Rural District Council Gentlemen, In Circular 49j45, dated March 19th, 1945, the Ministry of Health suggests that the Annual Report on the health of the district be again presented in a condensed form. The various tables are in the forms prescribed by the Ministry to ensure con¬ tinuity of records. The Birth Rate for 1944 is 25 per 1,000 population. The Birth Rate for England for 1944 is 17.6. The Death Rate for 1944 is 8.46 per 1,000 population. For the same period England's Death Rate is IV6. The Infantile Mortality Rate is 52.84 per 1,000 live births. The rate for England is 46. There was a big fall in the number of Diphtheria cases. In 1944 there were 7 cases, compared with 75 in 1943. Similarly, there were only 9 cases of Scarlet Fever compared with 33 in 1943. Thus, 1944 was a year of more births and fewer deaths; and Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever case-rates much less than normal. The Infantile Mortality Rate is still a little higher than that for England, but it has improved from the high rates of the past decade. Yours obediently, J. M. TAYLOR, July 28th, 1945 Medical Officer of Health