[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard R.D.C.

  • Liskeard (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    District. Our thanks are due to the Nursing Staff for their efficient work often carried out under great strain from lack of domestic staff. The immunisation of Children against Diptheria has proceeded satisfactorily during the year. Arrangements have been made with the County Council for the use of a room and bath at Lamellion House, Liskeard, for the treatment of Scabies. Statistics and Soda? Conditions. Area of the District ... ... ... 104,851 acres. Registrar-General’s estimate of Resident Population (Midsummer, 1946) ... ... 13860 Number of Inhabited Houses at end of 1946 according to Rate Books ... ... 4534 Rateable Value of the District ... ... £54400 Sum represented by a Penny Rate ... ... £200 Social Conditions. There are no industries in the Rural District which are prejudicial to public health. Agriculture and Dairy farming are carried on extensively, and both these ensure a healthy outdoor life for those engaged in them. Vital Statistics. Live Births— Total. Male. Female. Legitimate 198 91 107 Illegitimate 22 9 13 Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 15*8 Birth-rate for England and Wales 19.1 Still Births— Total. Male. Female. Legitimate 3 — 3 Illegitimate 1 1 . — Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births Total. 17.8 Male. Female. Deaths— Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated 169 71 98 resident population ... 12.12 Death-rate for England and Wales 11.5 Deaths from Puerperal Causes— Puerperal Sepsis ... ... \ Other Puerperal causes ... J