[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1937
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    BOROUGH OF GTiR^IFORD. UBRARY ;iIU-JU.iL REPORT OF THE MEDIGiOL OFFICER OF HEiiLTH FOR TPIE YEiiR 1957, Torkington House, Stamford. 30th May, 1938. To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee. Gentlemen, In presenting my 25th. Annual Report I am pleased to report that the good start in slum clearance has been maintained, 36 houses have been built and corresponding number of slum dwellings have been or will be demolished. The estimated population in July 1937 was 10,130. The Rateable value of the Borough is £54,988 and a penny rate produces £215. and the acreage is 1918 acres. VITAL STATISTICS:- Total Live Births Legitimate 134 Illegitimate . 7 Stillbirths ......... 4 Deaths 9 • #00 M 66 5 4 F 68 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the 2 estimated resident population '14. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 27.58. 56 56 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 11.2.. Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar- 112 General’s Short List):- Deaths. Ho. 29 Puerperal sepsis . 0. No. 30 Other puerperal causes ... 0. Total ... 00. ... ... 0.0 o«. O'. Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:- All infants per 1,000 live births ... 70. 92. Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ... 74.6. Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births..TTT. Deaths from Cancer (all ages) ......... 14 Measles (all ages) ............... — V/hooping Cough (all ages) . -- Diarrhoea '(under 2 years of age).. 1 Tuberculosis of the lungs . 18 pneumonia .......o................ 2 Bronchitis ... 2 HEi'xLTH SERVICES OF THE BOROUGH, (l) The Stamford, Rutland Sc General Infirmary, with ¥/hich your Council ha.s a Contract for the maintenance and treatment of cases of scfirlet fever, diphtheria and enteric fever. It a.lso provides general medical and surgical treat¬ ment for all diseases and includes a small maternity block. The staff consists of general surgeons supported by a body of specialists. There is also a resident House Surgeon. An orthopaedic clinic is held at the Infirmary and cases of surgical tuberculosis are treated on -1-