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Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Wallington.
To the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough
of Bedding ton and Wallington.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my annual report for 1950. The report
is drawn up in accordance with the suggestions made by the Minister
of Health in his Circular 112/50. The vital statistics are based on information
supplied by the Registrar-General.
The presentation follows that adopted for 1949, and those services
which are under the control of the Surrey County Council, the Local
Health Authority under the National Health Service Act, 1946, are
reported upon in a brief statistical statement appended to the report.
The services dealt with in this addendum are:
Care of Mothers and Young Children;
Health Visiting;
Home Nursing;
Vaccination and Immunisation;
Ambulance Services;
Prevention of Illness, Care and After-care; and
Domestic Help.
The Registrar-General estimated the population of the Borough at
the middle of the year at 32,890.
The birth rate per 1,000 total population shows a decrease at 12.54
in 1950, as compared with 13.23 in 1949, and is below that for England
and Wales, which is 15.8. The stillbirth rate of 0.18 per 1,000 total
population is lower than the figure of 0.21 for 1949, and compares
favourably with that for England and Wales, which is 0.37. The stillbirth
rate per 1,000 total births is 14.05, and is appreciably lower than that
for 1949, which was 15.84.
The death rate from all causes per 1,000 total population is 10.95,
compared with 10.8 in 1949 and 11.6 for England and Wales. Of the
387 deaths, diseases of the heart and circulatory system accounted for 130
(33.59 per cent. of total deaths), cancer 76 (19.64 per cent. of total deaths),
and tuberculosis 9 (2.32 per cent. of total deaths).
The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total births is nil, as compared
with 0.86 for England and Wales.
For the fourth year in succession, the Corporation will view with
satisfaction the record of maternal health, as shown by the previous
paragraph. No maternal deaths—that is, deaths during pregnancy
from puerperal sepsis or other maternal causes—were recorded during
the year.
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