[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL STATISTICS. AREA (at 31st December, 1937) (acres) 1 39,584 POPULATION—Census 1931 . 511,757 Mid-year 1937 (Estimate of Registrar General) .. 518;200 APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF HOUSES (at 31st December, 1937)— Occupied 146,422 Vacant .. 1,177 NUMBER OF STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS (at Census 1931)— Occupied .. .. .. .... 123,812 147,599 Wholly Vacant .. 1,930 NUMBER OF PRIVATE FAMILIES (at Census 1931) . 125,742 129,396 RATEABLE VALUE (1st October, 1937) . .. £3,216,900 SUM REPRESENTED BY A PENNY RATE (Year 1937-38). ♦ . • • £12,474 EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1937. Total. Males. Females. LIVE BIRTHS— Legitimate 7,733 3,989 3,744] Illegitimate 229 134 95 , Birth Kcde per 1,000 15-4 Totals .. • • 7,962 4,123 3,839 of population STILLBIRTHS .. 341 189 1.52 Rate per 1,000 total {live S‘ still) births 41 DEATHS .. . . 6,492 3,475 3,017 Death Rate per 1,000 of population 12-5 DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE— All Infants .. Deaths 437 Rate per 1,000 live births 55 Legitimate Infants .. Deaths 422 'RdAe per 1,000 legitimate live births 55 Illegitimate Infants .. DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES— .. Deaths 15 Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births 66 Puerperal Sepsis .. Deaths 13' Rate per 1,000 1-57 Other Puerperal Causes .. Deaths 15 > total {live and 1-81 All Puerperal Causes .. .. Deaths 28 still) births 3-37 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System .. .. Deaths 355 Rate per 1,000 0-69 Other forms of Tuberculosis .. .. Deaths 59 ■ of population Oil Cancer .. .. Deaths 792 KdAe. per 1,000 (f papulafinn. 1-53
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