[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C.
- Ince-in-Makerfield (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1947
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![1. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area : 2,820 acres. Population (Census 1931) : 21,763. Estimated mid-1947 (Registrar General) : 20,150. Total Number of Houses (Census 1931): 4,630. Number of Inhabited Houses at end of 1947 according to Rate Books : 5,253. Rateable value : £64,439. Sum represented by a Penny Rate : £248 (nett). Ince is essentially an industrial area, the principal industry being coal mining. In addition, wagon works, railway work and cotton spinning mills give employment to both sexes. VITAL STATISTICS. Male Female TOTAL ( Legitimate 247 246 493 Live Births ( Illegitimate 5 5 10 TOTAL... 25 2 251 503 Male Female TOTAL ( Legitimate 11 8 19 Still Births j l Illegitimate 0 0 0 11 8 19 Male Female TOTAL Deaths of Infants ! LcSltimate 22 13 35 under 1 year of age ]meQ 1 1 TOTAL... 22 14 36 DEATHS... 144 111 255 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population mid-1947.. ...24.9 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population.. 12.6 Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Total (live and still) Births 36.0](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29495398_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
