[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Chichester City.

  • Chichester (England). City Council.
Date:
1955
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    Public Health Department, Greyfriars, Horth Street, Chichestero September, 19560 Tos The Chairman and Members of the Public Health and Hoiising Committee<> Mto Mayor, Mrso Eastland and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you the Annual Report on the health of the City of Chichester and the work of the Public Health Department diaring the year 1955o Yoior Medical Officer of Health, Dto Ho Mo Ayres, retired on the last day of the year, after fourteen years' service, and I have compiled the report on his behalf and from his datao The principal vital statistics for the year, together with comparative figures for 1954» are*- Chichester City England & Wales 12^ 1221 122^ 1221 Home Population (Registrar-General's mid-year estimate) 18,980 199010 ** Cmide Birth Rate per 1,000 popxiLation 15o43 15o3 15o0 15.2 Corrected Birth Rate per 1,000 population 13e69 15o6 - Crude Death Rate per 1,000 population 15c 65 15c78 llo7 llo3 Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population 12o21 12.3 A total of 161 new ho\ises were completed during the year, of which 70 were erected by the Councilo The corresponding figures for the previous year were 135 and 100 respectively. Despite the restricted programme of building by the Council, it will be seen that new constrxiction generally continued to show a satisfactory increase. A review of the housing waiting list was carried out towards the end of the year to determine future requirements of new Council ho\;ises and the policy to be followed as a result of the financial restrictions, particularly the hi^er rates of interest charged to local authorities for loans from the Public Works Loan Board (by which new housing programmes are financed). In consequence of this review, the Council decided to siispend further biiilding of new houses for applicants on the housing list for the time being, and to concentrate on the reho\xsing of occupants displaced under slm clearance. I am, Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Eastland and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, ^ . ^ —-— —*2- Medical Officer of Health. -4-