[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster R.D.C.

  • Doncaster (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DONCASTER RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. Public Health Department, Nether Hall, Doncaster. October, 1947. To the Chairman and Members of the Doncaster Rural District Council. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in presenting my Annual Report on the health conditions of the District in 1946. In addition to a relatively high birth rate and a low death rate, the infantile mortality and the death rate from tuberculosis v/ere lower than the corresponding rates for England and Wales. The incidence of infectious disease was the lowest for many years. Mr. A. Reynolds, Chief Sanitary Inspector, has submitted his report on the sanitary circumstances, food, and public cleansing, which I have appended. I have to thank the members for their co-operation and my staif for their help and support. I am, Your obedient Servant, A. PENMAN, m.d., Medical Officer of Health.