[Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1899
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Credit: [Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    however, the rate only rose to 1*05; a lower rate than that of the whole city in the later period, which, as already said, was 1-20. The increase was 102 per cent, in New Wortlev but in this case the rate in the later period rose above the rate of the borough. The population of this ward is nearly stationary, and about 47 to the acre. (See table p. 50). Districts whose rate increased 50 to 100 per cent.—In the Leeds part of the Brunswick ward the rate ni in the later period, though still below that of the city, was 99 per cent, above the earlier rate. The population in this ward was also nearly stationary, although denser than in New Wortley. The Chapel-Allerton part of the North ward is considered as having increased its death-rate 96 per cent. The deaths from diarrhoea were 2 in the earlier and 4 in the later period, corresponding on the altered population to rates of cri2 and 0-23—the district is too thinly populated for us to attach much importance to variations of this kind. There were 14 inhabitants for every ten acres in the earlier, 15 in the later period. The rate in Bramley township increased 60 per cent., but even the higher rate was considerably below that of the city. The 6 per cent, increase in the population of the township left the ratio of persons per acre (6:1) practically unaltered. In East Hunslet the rate had increased 55 per cenf Both rates were above those for the corresponding periods in the city as a whole. The increase of 8 per cent, in population corresponded to an increase from 24 to 26 persons per acre. The real density of population is much greater than this in the northern part of the district. The southern part is very sparsely inhabited. Districts with increased rates of 20 to 50 per cent._Two districts, the South ward part of Hunslet, and the South-east