[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL STATISTICS AREA (At 31st December, 1972) . POPULATION—Census 1971 . Estimate of Registrar General—Home population year 1972 APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF HOUSES (at 31st December, 1972) ... RATEABLE VALUE (1st October, 1972). SUM REPRESENTED BY A PENNY RATE (Year 1972-73). (acres) 45,363 ... 519,703 ... 513,310 ... 188,056 £25,195,800 ...£240,684 EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1972 LIVE BIRTHS Males Females Total Legitimate . Illegitimate. Totals . 3,252 337 3,589 3,024 331 3,355 6,276 668 6,944 l Birth Rate per 1,000 j of population 13 5 Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births • • • • • • ... ... ... ... ... 9 6 STILLBIRTHS. 46 44 90 Rate per 1,000 total {live and still) births 12-8 TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS . 3,635 3,399 7,034 DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE All Infants . • • • • • • Deaths 120 Rate per 1,000 live births 17-3 Legitimate Infants • • • • • • Deaths 109 Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births . 17 4 Illegitimate Infants • • • • • • Deaths 11 Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births . 16 5 Neonatal Mortality (first four weeks) • • • • • • Deaths 74 Rate per 1,000 live births 10-7 Early Neonatal Mortality (under 1 week) • • • • • • Deaths 59 Rate per 1,000 live births 8-5 Perinatal Mortality (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week) • • • • • • Deaths 149 Rate per 1,000 total {live and still) births 21 2 MATERNAL MORTALITY Puerperal Sepsis and Abortion Other Maternal Mortality Total Maternal Mortality • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Deaths Deaths Deaths :] Rate per 1,000 . > total {live and still) births . 0 14 0 14 Males Females Total DEATHS (All Causes) . . 3,449 3,158 6,607 Death Rate per 1,000 of population . 12 9 DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES— Tuberculosis of Respiratory System Other Forms of Tuberculosis . Cancer Deaths Deaths Deaths 121 2J 1,340 ^ Rate per 1,000 . f of population. Rate per 1,000 0 02 0 00 of population. 2-61