[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Banbury Borough.

  • Banbury (Oxfordshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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    To His Worship the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Banbury. Mu. Mayou and Gentlk.men,— I have the honour to submit my Annual Report as .Medieal Officer of Health of the Borough for the year 1!):38. The Report is prepared in accordance with the instructions con- tained in Circular 1728, isaued by the Ministry of Health on the 25th October, 1938. Considered purely from the statistical point of view, the Report for 1938 presents a number of satisfactory features. The Death Rate 9.93 (adjusted death rate 8.94) j)er 1,()()() of the total population, is the lowest so far recorded for the Borough. 'I’he Infant Mortality Rate of 25.36 per 1,000 live births, is the lowest recorded since 1930, when it was 21.16. The Birth Rate—17.81 per 1,000 is higher than any year since 1922. During the year housing shortage in the Borough became acute, largely owing to the increased employment at the Northern Aluminium Works, so much so that the Overcrowding Survey undertaken in 1936 cannot be regarded as accurate ; a large number of Council houses are still urgently required. I am, Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, A. J. CAMPBELL, June 1939. Medical Officer of Health.