[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Caterham & Warlingham U.D.C.

  • Caterham and Warlingham (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Caterham & Warlingham U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    libraf CATEIM-I A]\TD WARLTNGHAM URBRW DIITRIGT C 011^30TL, AKMUAL report of tJie J.CEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH and of tjio CHIEF SANITARY INSl^EGTOR for the year 1949. To the Chairmen and Mombore of the Urban L.lritrict Council of Catt^riiar.. and Uarll.i^h'-ni. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HE/iTH, Mr. Ciiairraan, Meedf.'moe and Gontj.enen, I be^^ to pro-lent for }/our consideration tbe iSnnual Report for 1949 on public hcolth activities in tlie urban diatrict. The year saw the passing of ^'*-0 office of Part-time Medical Officer of Health. For 50 years the district had been served by a p-rt-tj.me officer ■'^ho was also engaged in private practice, but from 1950 the duties of District Medical Officer of Health were transferred to whole-time Medical Officers whose services are shared with other local authorities. I trFc thin opnortu.nity of record!my sincere thanks to members of the Council for their kindness and support and to my oollc^ues of the Council’s staff for their co-operation dinring my years of office as Deputy and late5> as Medical Officer of Ilea ltd-. Area STATISTICS. • • • • # • 8,250 acres. Population: The Registrar General’s estimate of the Civilian Populfjtion .at Mid-year 1949 w/as 29,090. Number of Inhabited Houses at end of 1949 according to Rato Books ... ... 7,525. Rateable Valuo ... £235,587. Sum represented by penny rate... £ 1,134. The District is a residential area. The Registrar General^ s estimate of the Civilian population for 1949 showfs rn increase of 580; the natural incrcaso in population, l.o. excess of births over deaths was 184. (1)