[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BOROUGH OF STAMFORD. ABBREVIATED ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1942. • SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL 'CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Area 1918 acres. Population 10510 Rateable Value £65845 Sum represented •*-- by- Penny Rate • £260 Number of inhabited ^ , -— houses from Rate Book. 2,700 f ^ t NfA • M. E. Live Births Total 170 96 77 Birth Rate Corresponding Legitimate 159 87 72 per 1,000 figure for Illegitimate 11 6 5 population England and* 16*1 Wales 15.8 Deaths 145 71 74 Death Rate per 1,000 13.0 population Deaths of Infants under one year of age • per;1,000 live births 35.3 49.0 Birth Rate in the Borough has decreased by 1.0 compared with 1941 Death Rate in the Borough has increased by 1.3 compared with 1941 SECTION B. - GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA. LABORATORY FACILITIES. Provided by contract of £10 per annum with the Emergency Public Health Laboratory of the Ministry of Health at Peterborough Memorial Hospital. This service has been of immense value. SECTION-C1. - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE AREA. 1. (1) WATER. . -. The Borough is supplied with a piped supply owned by the Marquess of Exeter, K.G., C.M.G., and drawn from four sources Bone Mill. 'Whitewater - Supplies south of the river Welland. Wothorpe. Northfields Bore-hole ft north ?? ft ?? All supplies are chlorinated at source, and have been sufficient in quantity* Bacteriological reports have shown satisfactory results throughout the year. SECTION E. -INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Meat and other Foods. VISITS. No-, of visits to slaughter-houses, shops, bakehouses, dairies and other premises where food is prepared for - ■ • sale ....555 Other miscellaneous inspections including infected houses and food decontamination preparations etc........166 741 Total