[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Chichester R.D.C.

  • Chichester (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Chichester R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pallant House, CHICHESTER. To the Chairman and Members of the CHICHESTER RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL July, 1951. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you the Annual Report on the health of the Chichester Rural District and the work of the Public Health Department during the year 1950. The Registrar-General’s estimate of the mid-year Home population of the District is 42,490, which is a decrease of 130 over the total figure for 1949. The principal vital statistics for the year, together with comparative figures for 1949, are : Chichester Rural District England and Wales 1950 1949 1950 1949 Home population 42,490 42,620 Birth Rate per 1,000 pop. ... 14.26 17.18 15.8 16.7 Crude Death Rate per 1,000 population 11.67 11.40 11.6 11.7 The figures for the number of children protected by inoculation against diphtheria show that there is still a need for impressing upon parents the great importance of having every child during its first year of life protected in this way. Two hundred and seventy-five new houses were completed during the year, making a total of 889 houses completed since 1945. A further 98 houses were under construction at the 31st December, 1950. The main parts of the works in connection with the Stoughton Water Supply Scheme had been completed by the end of the year. Details are given in Section III of the Public Inquiries held by the Ministry in connection with a number of schemes of water supply and sewerage. While there was during the year a considerable incidence of polio- myelitis in the Country as a whole, this District was fortunate in that only 10 cases occurred, 5 being paralytic and 5 non-paralytic. I would like to express my appreciation to the Chairman of the Council, the Chairman of the Public Health Committee and Members for their support ; to all Departments of the Council for information which they have supplied for inclusion herein ; to the Staff of the Public Health Department, and in particular to Mr. J. Westbrook, Chief Clerk, who has been responsible for the compilation of the material. I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, V. P. GEOGHEGAN, Medical Officer of Health.