[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Rutland County.

  • Rutland (England). County Council.
Date:
1941
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    UBRMW RUTLAND -COUNTY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER Members of the Public Health, Housing, Maternity & Child Welfare, and Mental Deficiency Committee :- Councillors:- Co-optod Members i The Chairman of the Council - Alderman W.L. Sargant. Alderman A.R. Beaumont. C. Bland; J.J. Healey; J.W. Elocd; E. Makey; Miss A.S. Bropk^ebank; G.K.F. Ruddle; Colonel Spencer; T.J. Sharp; W.W. Williamson. Mrs W.W. Williamson; Mrs V.A. Barnacle; Mrs Makey; Dr E.S. Edwards; Lady Alice Willoughby. In Circular 2604, dated 23- 3- 42, it is requested that on grounds of national security, no complete tables of local populations should be published. The County Medical Officer of Health should confine himself to quoting total figures for the County, and as regards the County districts, mortality rates only. No reference should be made to activities in connection with wartime industrial or other important developments, such as extension of water supply or sewerage, or other public utility undertakings. The population of the County in 1941, as estimated by the Registrar- General is 19,590 - an increase of 1730 on his estimate for the year 1940. EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS # Live Births Legitimate. Males 141; Females 164; Total 305 Illegitimate 'v- 4;' ,f 8; 10 Total 145; 170; 315 BIRTH RATE 16.0 Stillbirths Males 5. Females 7. Total 12, Rate per 1000 total births 36.7. t Death. Males 106. Females 110. Total 210 DEATH SATE 11.0 • ■ Deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1000 live births r Legitimate 9 Rate 29.8 Illegitimate 1 ,f 100.0 Total 10 31.6