[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To the Chairman and Members of the Public Health and Housing Committee. Ladies and Gentlemen, I liave the honour to submit to you the Annual Report on the Health and Sanitary Administration of the County for the year 1935. Circular 1492 of the Ministry of Health directs that the Report shall he an Ordinary Report and not a Survey Report, hut as the last five yearly Survey was made in 1930, I propose to enlarge slightly the scope of this Report. The birth rate for the past year is 14*3 per 1,000 of the population, and the death rate 12*0. The infantile mortality rate is 52T and shows a slight increase on the figure for the previous year. It compares favourably with the rate of 57 for the whole of England and Wales. By the recent revision of County Districts, the acreage of the County has been reduced by 1,041, and the Administrative County therefore now covers an area of 736,024 acres (or 1,150 square miles). The estimated population for the year is given by the Registrar General as 173,600. The incidence of infectious disease generally showed an improvement on the previous year, and cases of typhoid fever have been conspicuous by their absence. Only one case was reported. The County has also been free from small-pox. The outstanding feature of the year lias been the excellent progress made throughout the County by the Local Sanitary Authorities in the provision of water supplies, aided by substantial grants from the Ministry and the County Council. The section of this Report relating to tuberculosis has been prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer, to whom my thanks are due for his help. I wish to express my thanks to the members of the Committee for their continued support throughout the year. I am also indebted to the District Medical Officers for their co-operation, and especially to my staff for their constantly loyal help. I have the honour to be, Your obedient Servant, R. L. THORNLEY, County Hall, Beverley, May, 1936,,