[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle Emlyn R.D.C.

  • Newcastle Emlyn (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle Emlyn R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DISTRICT To the Members of the Newcastle-Emlyn Rural District Council. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,— I beg to submit to you the Report for the Year 1936, together with the Table of Vital Statistics. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area (in acres) Population Census (1931) Estimated Population (1935) Number of inhabited houses (1935) ... Number of inhabited houses (end of 1935) according to Rate Books Number of families or separate occupiers (Census 1931) Rateable Value Sum represented by a penny rate Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. 79843 9l9 3 9036 2586 2600 2525 .£15.626 £60 5s. 6d. Total. 90 5 o H4 Male. 52 Live Births (Legitimate j Illegitimate Still Births ... ... o o Deaths ... ... 144 64 Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth : from Sepsis, Nil ; other causes, Nil. Death Rate of Infants under one year of age : Legitimate, 10 ; Illegitimate, o Deaths from Measles (all ages)—Nil. Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)—Nil. Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)—Nil. Particulars of any unusual or excessive mortality during the year which was received or required comment General Provision of Health Services in the Area. Female. 38^ Birth Rate : 10.3 5J o 80 Death Rate : 15. 6 from Sepsis, Nil ; other causes, Total, 10. None 1. Public Health Officers of the Authority : (a) Medical—2 Part time Medical Officers of Health. (b) Others—Part time Sanitary Inspector. 2 Part time Meat Inspector s, 2. Nursing in the Home. Nature of the arrangements in the Area: (a) General.—The District suffers very much from the want of resident district nurses. The fact that Llanybyther and surroundings are situated in two counties makes it difficult for the two County Author- ities to come to a joint amicable agreement to engage a Health Visitor and School Nurse, who should reside in Llanybyther. Such a person would be a great boon and could give considerable help as a mid- wife. In the old Newcastle-in-Emlyn Area there are four District Nurses who are qualified midwives. (b) Infectious Diseases.—None. 3. Midwives : Number of Mid wives practising in the area.—One. 4. National Health Insurance : Administered by the Carmarthenshire Insurance Committee. 5. Poor Law Medical Out Relief : Administered by the Carmarthenshire Public Assistance Committee. 6. Laboratory Facilities : The Laboratory work is done by Dr. Sladdin, The Beck Laboratory, Swansea. 7. Legislation in Force : Regulations relating to Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk Shops have been adopted. Public Notices have been given of the Rural District Council (Slaughter houses) Order 1924 in the District, and these are now in force. There are no Adoptive Acts in force. 8. Hospital : Cardiganshire General Infirmary, Aberystwyth. Carmarthen Infirmary Cardigan Memorial Hospital and Swansea General Hospital. Facilities are available at the above Hospitals for Operative Surgery and X-Ray. 9. Maternity and Nursing Home : None. A new Maternity Home is now available at Carmarthen Infirmary. 10. Maternal Mortality : None. 11. Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate Infants and Homeless Child- ren, None. 12. Institutional Provision, if any, for the care of Mental Defectives : Joint Counties Mental Hospital Carmarthen. 13. Ambulance Facilities : (a) For infectious cases—None. (b) For non-infeclious and accident cases— None. Use has to be made of private cars and trains. 14. Clinics and Treatment Centres: Outpatient departments (under control of the ho cal Authority)—Administered by County Council. Maternity and Child Welfare Centres Administered by County Council. Ante-natal Clinics—Administered by County Council. School Clinics—Administered by County Council. (h'thopaedic Clinic—Administered by County Council. Tuberculosis Dispensaries— None provided by this Council. The Tuberculosis Physician of the Welsh Memorial visits the district on two days every month. Treatment Centres for Venereal Diseases—None provided by this Council. Treatment is provided and arranged by the County Council at Swansea Hospital. Other Chnic3 and Day Nurseries—None.