[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Colne Valley (Combined) U.D.C.

  • Colne Valley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Colne Valley (Combined) U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Divisional Health Office, Woodville, Scar Lane, GOLCAR, Nr. Huddersfield. December, 1958 To the Chairman and Members of the Colne Valley Urban District Council. Mr. Chainnan, Lady and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you my tenth Annual Report on the health of the Colne Valley Urban District and the work of the Health Department during 1957. The Report is drawn up in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health and is the 20th in the series since the formation of the Urban District in 1938. Once again I have to thank your Chief Public Health Inspector, Mr. A. Schofield, for the compilation of Sections HI, IV and V which deal with the sanitary circumstances of the area, housing and inspection and supervision of food. These sections form the Chief Public Health Inspector’s Report for the year. According to the mid-year estimate of the Registrar General, the population of the district has decreased during the year by 120 to 21,340. This is in spite of a natural increase of births over deaths of 35. The number of births was 317, a decrease of 7 compared with the previous year, whilst the deaths were 282, which is 30 less than 1956. The adjusted birth rate of 15.74 per 1,000 population is 0.41 less than in 1956, whilst the adjusted death rate is reduced by 1.36 to 13.47 per 1,000 population. Measles was prevalent in the district in the second quarter of the year, and in common with other parts of the country, the district was visited by Asian Influenza in the Autumn. Sonne Dysentery which was widespread in the last quarter of 1956, continued to give trouble in certain schools during the early part of the year. Constructional work on the new trunk sewer down the valley has continued. Progress with the slum clearance scheme was made by the declara- tion of 13 Clearance Areas involving 68 houses. Two Local Enquiries were held by officials of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in connection with these areas. As in previous years particulars are given in part VH of the Report of the services provided by the West Riding County Council as the Local Health and Education Authority. Once again I wish to thank the chairman and Members of the Council for their continued help and interest and to express my thanks to the Clerk and other officials of the Council for their co-operation during the year. In particular my thanks are due to your Chief Public Health Inspector, Mr. A. Schofield and his staff for their invaluable help and loyal service during 1957. I am. Your obedient servant, ERIC WARD, Medical Officer of Health