[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1898
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Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I herewith append the birth tables from the year 1888 inclusive : Year. Males. Females. Total. 1888 380 322 702 1889 329 360 689 1890 4T4 355 769 1891 407 384 791 1892 435 408 843 1893 4°4 436 840 1894 45° 435 885 1895 427 383 810 1896 394 381 775 1897 377 352 729 1898 354 359 7*3 Totals 4371 4i75 8546 DEATH RATE. The total number of deaths registered during the year was 630, giving a mortality rate of ir6 per 1000 on the estimated population. The Registrar of Deaths has marked in the returns the deaths occurring in visitors which are as follows :—Visitors, 238 ; Residents, 392 ; Total, 630. The death rate therefore on estimated population of the two classes would be as follows :— Population 55,000 (Visitors 4/3) \ Residents 7*1/ - 11 ‘4 per 1000 The deaths from the two classes for the past 4 years are as follows :— 1895- 1896. i897- 1898. Deaths of Visitors 150 214 180 238 Deaths of Residents 453 383 419 392 Totals 603 597 599 630 The death rate for England and Wales is 17-43 per 1000. „ in 33 large towns 20-65 » ,, in 67 other large towns 17-2 „ „ in Bournemouth 11-4 „ The zymotic death rate in 33 large towns is 2-87 per 1000. )) 99 in London 2.58 99 99 in 67 towns (of which Bourne- mouth forms one) 2-41 >) )) 99 in Bournemouth •08 _ „ For comparison I herewith append an analysis of the deaths and the rate per 1000 under the various headings for the past 7 years.