[Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1912
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Credit: [Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    There were 50 still-births notified, against 59 during the previous year, or a decrease of 3, The number of still-born children buried in each of the burial grounds during the past 2 years is shown in the following table. Number oi Still-born Name of Burial Ground Children Buried therein 1912 1911 Moor End Chapel 0 0 Nursery Lane Wesleyan 0 0 St. George’s, Ovenden 0 0 Providence Chapel, Ovenden 1 9 w Illingworth Church 1 4 Christ Church, Pellon 5 6 Illingworth Wesleyan Chapel 0 1 Mount Zion, Ovenden 2 0 Borough Cemetery 21 27 Wesleyan Chapel, Northowram All Saints’ Church 0 0 5 4 Hey wood Cemetery 2 2 Bradshaw Church 0 0 Mount Tabor Burial Ground 0 0 King Cross Wesleyan 7 6 St. Paul’s Church, King Cross 18 13 All Souls’ Cemetery 10 12 Warley Church 1 1 Wesleyan Chapel, Luddenden 0 0 Lister Lane Cemetery 4 4 St. Thomas’ Church 13 11 Totals 90 93 The number buried during each of the previous 10 years wms:—1901, 108; 1902, 86; 1903, 118; 1904, 121; 1905, 113; 1906, 112; 1907, 113; 1908, 101; 1909, 104 ; 1910, 94. These figures appear to show that the number of still-births is on the decline.
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