[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Brierley Hill U.D.C.

  • Brierley Hill (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Brierley Hill U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BRIERLEY HILL URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL THE ANNUAL REPOKT of the Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1947. To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District Council of Brierley Hill. I Mr. Chairman, Ladies and .Gentlemen, I submit Report for the year 1947. Dr. N. V. Hepple resigned in January, 1948, having obtained another appointment in the Ridings of Yorkshire. The general health of the Urban District continued to be satisfactory. The birth rate again shows an increase over the previous year, while the death rate is slightly higher than 1946. The main causes of death were Diseases of the Heart, Cancer and Bronchitis. Deaths of infants under one year of age were extremely low and compared very favourably with the rest of the country. In his last report Dr. Hepple called attention to the Housing situation and I should like to emphasise that the provision of new houses to replace those Unfit Houses is most urgent; also that the provision of a house for each separate family at the earliest time is most important for the welfare of the people residing in this area. H. W. PLANT, Acting Medical Officer of Health