[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE A.—Censuses 1911, 1921 aiid 1931. Age distribution per 1000 of each sex. Ages 1911 1921 1931 Per 1,000 of each sex Per 1,000 of each sex Per 1,000 of each sex Males Females Males Females Males Female.s 0— 4 120 118 100 93 74 69 -120 -118 -100 - 93 - 74 - 69 5— 9 110 107 101 98 86 79 10—14 100 99 104 103 92 86 1.5—19 92 94 94 97 91 92 -302 -300 -299 -298 -269 -257 20—24 82 86 80 89 90 94 25—29 87 88 r* / / 82 86 85 30—34 86 83 71 73 75 78 35—39 79 74 74 73 69 72 -334 -331 -302 -317 -320 -329 40—14 64 60 72 69 63 65 4.5—19 52 50 67 61 65 65 50—-54 41 41 53 48 63 61 55—59 32 32 40 37 54 51 60—64 24 25 28 29 40 39 65—69 16 19 20 22 26 28 70—74 9 12 11 14 15 19 75—79 4 6 6 8 7 11 80—84 2 3 2 3 3 5 85—89 0 1 0 1 1 1 90—94 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 -244 -249 -299 -292 -337 -345 Sex and Age Distribution.—The preceding table which is based upon the Census Eeports of 1911, 1921 and 1931, is repeated as it shows the age and sex distribution of the population of the City and the marked change which has taken place during the 20 years intervening. The outstanding feature of the table is the reduction in the proportion of children and the increase in the proportion of persons over 40 years of age. The one is largely explained by the decrease in the Birth Rate and the other by the improved health of the community and lengthening average life. Dwellings and Families at the Census.—Particulars were extracted from the Report of the Census with regard to the relationshi]) of houses and families, and the following statement which appeared in the Annual Report for 1933 is repeated. It shows that not¬ withstanding the increase of 18,350 dwellings during the intercensal period there was still a deficiency of 5,584 dwellings, i.e., a shortage as between families and dwellings. The position was somewhat more acute than at the Census of 1921, even when allowance is made for holiday movement of population at the 1921 Census. The explanation is that the number of families increased at a greater rate than the provision of houses. The number of persons per family decreased from 4-37 in 1921 to 3-84 in 1931, and, looked at from the point of view of over-crowding, the jiosition must necessarily to this extent have been relieved. At the same time Sheffield is shown as having at 1931 Census, a population of 40,908, or 8-24 per cent., living under conditions of more than 2 persons per room as compared with 8-21 in Leeds, 7-92 in Huddersfield, 7-34 in Rotherham and 6-91 in Bradford. Halifax was the only West Riding County Borough with a greater density than that in Sheffield, namely 10-08 per cent.