[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Buxton Borough.

  • Buxton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Buxton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Department, Peak Buildincs, Buxton. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Buxton. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to present the Annual Report on the health of the Borough of Buxton for the year, 1950. The contents of the report have been compiled in a manner to comply with the suggestions made by the Ministry of Health, and the vital statistics are based on the information supplied by the Registrar General. is 1 he Registrar General’s estimate of the civilian population for 1950 19,200. I he Birth Rate for 1950 was 15.1, against 16.7 for 1949. The Death Rate for 1950 was 13.07, against 13.04 for 1949. The Infant Death Rate decreased to 10.3, compared with 50.6 for 1949. Infectious Disease : The two infectious diseases of note were Scarlet hever with 47 cases and Whooping Cough (38 cases), and for the previous year the numbers notified were 22 and 63 respectively. There were no cases of Diphtheria. Cases of infectious diseases are now treated by the Regional Hospital Board and the patients are transferred either to the High Peak Hospital, at Chinley, or to the hospital at Stockport. 1 he two diseases accounting for the largest number of deaths were Malignant Neoplasm and Heart Disease or Disturbances of the Circula- tory System. The former contributed 45 of the total number and the latter 100 (17.9% and 39.8%). It is with a degree of satisfaction that I can say no cases of Acute Poliomyelitis were reported.