[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT. GENERAL STATISTECS. Area (Acres) ... ... ... ... 4,203 Population—Census 1921 (corrected) ... 48,909 Population estimated to mid-year 1927 ... 48,930 No. of Inhabited Houses, 1921 (Census) ... 11,082 No. of Families or Separate Occupiers, 1921 11,282 Rateable Value (Sept. 30th, 1927) ... £308,088 Sum represented by penny rate (Sept. 30th, 1927)... £1,201 Population. I’hc population is estimated by the Rogistrar- Ceneral for mid-year 1927 to be 48,930, which is an increase of 270 compared ^^ith 1926. EXTRACTS FROr^ VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1927. Males. Females. Total. 1927. 1926. Births (total) ... 43.5 450 885 ... 974 ,, Legitimate ... 423 424 847 ... 943 „ Illegitimate ... 12 26 38 ... 31 Birth Rate 18-0 ... 20 02 Deaths ... ... 332 .302 034 ... 566 Death-rate 12-9 ... 11-6 Illegitimate Births (percentage of total births) 4-3 ... 3-17 No. of Women dying in or in consequence of Childbirth from Sepsis 0 1 ,, other causes 1 2 Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births 64 ... 00 Deaths of Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate births ()3 ... 59 Deaths of Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate births 105 ... 04 Deaths from Measles (all ages) 0 ... 1 Deaths from \Vhoo])ing Cough (all ages) ... 7 1 Deaths from Diarrhcea (under 2 years) ... 4 ... 5