[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough.

  • Andover (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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    BOROUGH OF ANDOVER PUBLIC HEALTH D E P a R T M B N T August, 19 6A. ro His Worship the Mayor, aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Andover: iii', Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present my Annual Report on the health and sanitary circumstances of the Borough of .uidovcr for the year 19&3* The Registrar-General* s estimate of the mid-year population of the Borough vras 18,300, an increase of 3UQ on the figure for 1962, Although the natural increase of population, i.e, the neb gain of births over deaths was 153> it is obvious that the population of the Borough is still increasing. The Vital Statistics show a marked increase in the birth rate, higher than the average for England and Wales though the still birth rate was considerably lower. The Infantile Mortality Rate was slightly higher than that for England Mid Wales, though the Perinatal Mortality Rate was low. The first three months of 1963 were the coldest for very many years, and this probably accounts for the increase in respiratory diseases, and this also interfered with house building in the Borough, Nevertheless, the town development is proceeding, and work on the sewers injunction Road started in 1963 and is now practically completed. The present sewage disposal plant is satisfactory.