[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Kilmarnock.

  • Kilmarnock (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Kilmarnock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As some 70% of the food stuffs of this island have to be brought in ships, it was necessary for the utmost care to be taken in the matter of food inspection as well as increased food production. It was necessary to prevent unsound food reaching the market and yet to avoid any possible unnecessary wastage. For particulars of the food inspection service the Report of the Sanitary Inspector should be consulted. MEAT. The scheme for the control of meat and live stock administered by the Ministry of Food —an entirely new method of trading—worked on the whole very smoothly during the year. The centre in Kilmarnock was an authorised slaughterhouse under the Scheme, and a considerable increase in the amount of slaughtering over the normal took place. MISCELLANEOUS. During the year the Empire Marketing Board Poster Frames have again been used by the Public Health Department for displaying health propaganda. Posters have been displayed each month and have dealt with the following subjects :— Prevention of Tuberculosis. Safety-first in the Black-out. Venereal Disease. Maternity and Child Welfare. Germs. Healthy Holidays. Cleanliness. Youth Hostels. Get fit—keep fit. What to eat in war-time. How to keep bright in the Black-out. Measles and Influenza. SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1940. Area 3,587-5 Acres. Population ... 40,280 (Civilian). Inhabited Houses ... ... 10,443 (Estimated). Corrected Number. Rate 'per 1,000 of the Population. Births (including Illegitimate) 752 17-8 Births Illegitimate ... 20 2-7 * Still Births 28 36 * * Deaths—All Causes ... 566 14-1 t Tuberculosis (All Forms) 24 0-60 Tuberculosis (Respiratory System) ... 21 0-52 Principal Epidemic Diseases ... 20 0-50 Children aged under 1 year ... 69 92 f Children aged under 1 month 32 42-6 f Women in Childbirth ... 4 5-5 f * Rate per 100 Births, f Rate per 1,000 Births. * * Rate per 1,000 Births (including Still Births). 1 Rate adjusted for Age and Sex Distribution—15-2.