[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridport Borough.

  • Bridport (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridport Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths from Cancer (all aces) 14 7 7 ;; Measles (all ages) - L L ■' Whooping Cough (all ages). ... - - Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) - - - Deaths from Puerperal Causes. (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-- Generel's Short List). Deaths. Hate per 1,000 total(live Si still)births. No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis Nil No. 30. Other Puerperal Causes.. ... ... Nil Deaths of Infants under 1 year of ahc. M F Total 3 1 Legitimate 3 1 Illegitimate •- - No. of Deaths ... ... P-eath_Rat_e All Infants per 1,000 live births '* ^ Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitim.ate live births... Illegitimate Infants ner 1,000 illegitimate live births... ... ... Nil Nil 4. 46.5 47.1 0 Ca.m.parison Tables. England & Wales. Bridport Borough. Live Birth Ra.te. . . ... 14,6 14.39 Still Birth Rate.. ... 0,55 34.09 Death Rate ... ... 14,3 14,81 Infantile Death Rate ... 55 4d.5 g-lNE AL PROVISIONS OF KFALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA. The new Co’mty Laboratory has been of veTy great service during the year, .and I 'am. grateful to the Bacteriologist piid his Staff for their assistance to me. Ambulance facilities are adeOuate. SANIT.ARY 0IRCLT/[ST.i]-TCE3 0^ There has been no change regarding the Water Supply. Regular analyses hrve shown it to be Grada 1, P.H.M.S,, No.yio chlorination has been employed. The supoly was not sufficient during the whole year and the Town had to go without water for certain oeriodc of the day on many occasions. Sanitary Inspections of the Area. No. of Informal Notices No. of Statutory Notices No, of Inspections 26 0 177 No. complied with No. complied with 26 0 HOUSING. No. of dwelling-houses Insoected 68 No, of Inspections ... ... 126 No. of Inspections under Housing Console Regs > No, of Inspections 7 0 0 of dwelling-houses unfit for human habitation 0 No. not reasonably fit 36 No. rendered fit after Informal Action by L.A. ... 36 No. of Notices 36 No. of Demoliton Orders c NOo demolished ... ... 4) No. O’? new houses erected . . . 7 No, erected by L.i^, ... ... ' ed by L, A, ... pv 7 A'cpro>R-mate No. of worhr.ng