[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Alnwick U.D.C.

  • Alnwick (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Alnwick U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ALIJUICK URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. Annual Report of the Tiofllcal Officer of Health for 19*50. Hr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, of a brief character. General Statistics. The report for 195° is again H X \Y V The area of the district remains the same at 4>778 acres. The number of inhabited houses is 2,374* Of the new houses completed in 195°> 28 were with state, assistanc and 5 were erected by private enterprise. The Rateable Value is £44*743* The nun represented by a penny rate is £176. The population is estimated at 7>252 and this figure is taken as a basis for calculating the birth and death rates. Vital Statistics. Births;- The number of births corrected for inward and outward transfers was I3O of which 62 were males and 68 females. Three of these were still births and seven were illegitimate. Birth rate 195° “ 17*9 per thousand per annum, it 11 1949 - 17 *9 11 11 ,r 11 1948 - 24*6 The Birth Rate (England and Vales) 195° - 16*17 per thousand per annum. Deaths The number of deaths corrected for inward and was 85 of which 48 were males and 37 females. outward transfers Death rate 1950 - 11*7 per thousand per annum. 11 11 19/i_9 - 11*9 ~ 11 1948 - 12-4 The Death Rate (England and Vales) 195G ~ 11*6 per thousand per annum. Infantile Deaths The number of deaths in infants under one year of age was 1 (legitimate) this was a male. Infantile death rate 195° ~ 7*7 per thousand births. , » 1949 -30*6 ' 1948 -55*2 11 The Infantile Death Rate (England and Vales) 195^ “ 29*8 per thousand live births. Causes of death at all ages. Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1 Bronchitis 1 Other tubercular diseases 1 Pneumonia 2 Infantile paralysis 1 Other Respirators7, diseases 1 Cancer 13 Gastric & Duodenal Ulcers A Heart Disease 34- Nephritis 1 Other vascular diseases lb Accident ]. Other diseases 7 Suicide 1 Diabetis 1 Infectious Diseases. The number of Infectious Diseases notified during the year excluding tuberculosis was 37 as follows:-