[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Dolgellau / Dolgelley U.D.C.

  • Dolgellau (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Dolgellau / Dolgelley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    —3— ANNUAL HEALTH REPORT, 1948. To the Chairman and Members of the Dolgelley Urban District Council. ' I have the honour of placing before you my Annual Report for j^re year ended 31st December, 1948. Now that we have a full-time Sanitary Inspector for the Urban Area, it was arranged that Mr. Evans should report fully on the work for which he is responsible to the Council. Progress was made during the year in connection with the con- struction of the Outfall Sewer, the Public Conveniences, the pro- vision of a new up to date Refuse Collecting Vehicle, matters which are reported upon more fully in the Sanitary Inspector’s Section. Progress was also made regarding the provision of new Houses and at the time of writing it can be recorded that the first post war scheme of 19 houses has been completed and a further 34 houses are in course of erection. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area .. .. .. .. 1,127 acres. Population .. .. .. 2,534 R. G. Estimate. Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1948) 681 Rateable Value , , £10,465 Sum represented by a Penny Rate £39 Density of population 2.25 VITAL STATISTICS : Live Births : M. F. Total. Legitimate .. 19 22 41 Illegitimate .. 2 1 3 Birth Rate 17.29 per 1,000 of population. Birth Rate for England and Wales 17.9 per 1,000 of population Still Births : M. F. Total. Legitimate .. 0 0 0 Illegitimate .. 0 0 0 Still Birth Rate NIL per 1,000 of population. (Rate for England and Wales 0.42 per 1,000 of population.) Deaths of Infants under one year of age : M. F. Total. Legitimate .. 1 0 1 Illegitimate .. 0 0 0 Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births : 22.7. Rate for England and Wales per 1,000 Live Births 34.0.