[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ttiberculosts Deathratk Theie were 11 deaths recorded fiom tuljerculositi, giving a deatli- rate of 0.28 compared with 0.40 in the previous year. The rates for the last 10 years are given in the following table:— Year... 1942 1943 1944 194.5 1940 1947 1948 1949 19.50 1951 Ttibercnlosi.s Dealhrate 0..58 0.07 0.79 0.481 0.08 p 1 o ■ 0.66 0.01 0.40 0.28 I’liliiionary ... 0.34 0.01 0..5I 0.39 0.40 0.40 0..51 0.01 0.28 0.20 Non-])ulmoiiai'v 0.24 0.00 0.28 0.09| 0.22 0.1 0 0.1.5 — 0.12 0.08 Health Education The “Better Health” Journal was circulated monthly to the various schools and associations, etc., in the di.strict. ANNUAL REPORT OF RAINFALL, ETC., 1951 Mr. E. Simpkin, Surveyor, has kindly supplied the following information regarding weather conditions during the year:— Month (1951) Rainfall in ins. No. of d fe ays rain 11 Heavies fa t daily 11 West- wood Crook- hall West- wood Crook- hall Inches Date January 2.17 1.42 14 17 1.01 6 th February ... 2.86 2.15 19 18 .93 4th March 3.35 4.83 20 25 1.04 17th April 1.83 1.66 15 16 .68 1st May 3.94 3.02 18 20 .73 26th June 1.93 1.57 12 15 .49 2l8t July 2.18 1.64 14 11 .43 22nd Auguist 4.87 4.30 20 20 .81 30th September ... 1.30 1.08 14 12 .33 5th October 0.86 0.71 8 8 .38 21st November ... 7.04 4.45 21 24 1.48 5th December ... 2.73 2.29 14 19 .56 8th 35.12 29.12 189 1 .Average over past 20 years ... 30.26 — 178 — The rainfall recorded for 1951 of 3.5.12 ins. is the heaviest since 1937, and the month of November with a rainfall of 7.04 ins. is the heaviest since January, 1948,