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PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF.
Medical Officer of Health. Dorothy M. Catchpool, M.B.,B.S.,D.P.H.
(part time, but not engaged in
private practice).
Chief Sanitary Inspector. Albert G. Harman.
Qualified in Practical Sanitary Science,
Royal Sanitary Institute.
Qualified as Inspector of Meat & Other
Royal Sanitary Institute. Foods,
Qualified as Sanitary Inspector,
Royal Sanitary Institute.
Diploma Worshipful Company of Carpenters
and Honoursman Building Construction.
(whole time).
X. Additional Sanitary William R. Jackaman, M.S.I.A.,A.R.S.I.,
Inspector. Qualified as Sanitary Inspector,
Sanitary Inspectors1 Joint Board,
(whole time).
Clerk. James Wilson.
X, Mr. Jackaman was called up to H»M. Forces at the outbreak of
hostilities.
STATISTICS OF THE AREA.
Area in acres - 1341.2
Registrar General's estimate of Resident Population 1939:-
(a) For calculation of Birth-rate - 27370
(b) „ „ „ Death-rate - 26880
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1939)
according to Rate books:- - 6615
Rateable Value (1939) - £277693
Sum represented by a 1d. rate (1939) - £1085
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Total M. F.
Legitimate 336 162 174
Live Births Birth-rate - 14.0
Illegitimate 7 3 4
Still Births 11 8 3 Rate per 1000
Births - 38.0
Deaths (Nett) 221 83 138 Death-rate
(corrected) - 9.2
No. of women dying in childbirth - Fran Sepsis - 1. Other causes - 1.
Death of infants under 1 year per 1000 births - 40.0
Legitimate - 12. Illegitimate - 2. Total - 14.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) - 0.