[Report 1901] / Medical Officer of Health, Bacup Borough.
- Bacup (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1901] / Medical Officer of Health, Bacup Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![J have estimated the populiitiou in the middle of 1901 to have been 22,500. The rateable value of the Borough for 1901, is iJH^hlOl 5s. Od., against £79,208 for 1891, being an increase of nearly £4,000. Births. During 1901, there were 485 —Males, 258; Females, 2^, which is at the rate of 21'11 ])er luOO. Thei e were 12 illegitimiite births—Males 4 ; Females 8. The birth- rate for England and Wales was 28’5 per 1000 for 1901. The natural increase of the population, due to excess of births over deaths is only 121 for the year. The number of births is the lowest recorded, being 10.3 less than the average birth-rate for the past ten years. Deaths. There were 364 deaths registered—Males 176 ; Females 188, which is at the rate of 16’18 per 1000. This is the lowest death-rate recorded for many years. The death- rate for England and Wales for 1901, was 16'0 per 1000. The following table gives the number of births and deaths for the past ten years :—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28898540_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
