[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, New Mills (Derbyshire) U.D.C.

  • New Mills (Derbyshire, England). Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, New Mills (Derbyshire) U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vital Statistics. The total number of Deaths in 1925 was 123. This gives a Death rate of 14.03. The total number of Births in 1925 was 140. This gives a Birth rate of 15.97. There were 10 deaths of infants under one year of age. This gives an Infantile Mortality figure of 71-42. The Phthisis Death rate was .57. The above rates for the years 1921 to 1925 inclusive are set out below. 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 Death rate 12.94 12.77 11.3 10.4 14.03 Birth rate 22.13 16.6 16.9 13.1 15.97 Infantile Mortality 72.77 68.49 73.82 51.27 71-42 Phthisis Death rate 1.17 .34 .34 .44 .57 During the quinquennia under review Scarlet Fever has been prevalent and much more so than in the two previous quinquenuiae. Encephalitis Lethargica, the first cases of which were notified in 1920, has reappeared in 1924, 1925. General Provision of Health Services in the Area. Hospitals provided or subsidized by the Local Authority or by the County Council. U) For Tuberculosis there is a Pavilion at Penmore and a Sanatorium at Walton. (2) For F’ever cases, including Small pox, there is an Isolation Hospital at Chiuley. Ambulance Facilities :— (a) For infectious cases—Isolation Hospital Ambulance. (b) For non infectious and accident cases—Red Cross Ambu¬ lance. Clinics and Treatment Centres :— There is an Infant Welfare Centre at New Mills, and a Tuber¬ culosis Dispensary and School Clinic at Chinley, all provided by the County Couucil.