[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Norham & Islandshires R.D.C.

  • Norham and Islandshires (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Norham & Islandshires R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Extracts from Vital Statistics. Live births Still births ... Deaths Legitimate „ Illegitimate Total 63 4 74 Male 21 2 0 40 Female 42 } Birth rate per 1000 2 ) population —14.67 _ j Rate per 1000 6 1 births—42.8. f Rate per 1000 1 population—16.2 Deaths from puerperal sepsis—0 Deaths from other puerperal causes—0 Death rate of infants under one year — All infants, per 1000 live births—59.5 Legitimate infants, per 1000 legitimate live births—59.5 Illegitimate infants, per 1000 illegitimate live births—0 Deaths from cancer (all ages)—4 Measles—0 Whooping Cough—1 ,, Diarrhoea—0 Live births show a decrease of 7, and deaths an increase of 14 in the year. Of the live births, there were exactly twice as many girls as boys. n > * General Provision of Health Services for the Area. Medical Officer of Health (part time) — Herbert F. Bark, m.b., ch.b., Norham. Sanitary Inspector— J. Romans Lake, Last Ord. Vaccination Officers— Norham — H. F. Park, m.b., ch.b. Islandshire—J. Elliott, l.r.c.s.r., Lowick. Laboratory facilities.—County Laboratory, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Ambulance facilities —By arrangement with Berwick Town Council, a modern ambulance is available for any purpose. There is also an auxiliary ambulance stationed at Norham which is now licensed for ordinary use and road accidents.