[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Romney Marsh (Union) R.D.C.

  • Romney Marsh (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Romney Marsh (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    , \ ANNUAL REPORT *»f the MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH for the Year 9 1939. library tart \ v y / TO THE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ROMNEY MARSH* Mr* Chairman and Councillor®:- The area of the district is 31*031 acres* The Resident Population w@s 3494. i r^r • tqzq Thm nUj4]?er of inhabited houses at the end of the year 1939? according to the Rate Books, was 1474* The Rateable Value was £19,545. ihe sum represented by a penny rate was £81. VITAL STATISTICS: LIVE BIRTHS - Legitimate: Illegitimate: ♦ • • • • • t Males: Females 23 14 0 1 23 15 Total: 37 __1 38 oo + -s™= + 1^ glV®? a Birth Rate of 10.87 per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. The Birth Rate for England and Wales was 15.00. Birth Rates for the past five yeara:— 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 • • • t • t • • • • • • ♦ • • • Romney Marsh: 12.64 15.67 12.94 12.46 10.87 Average .. 12.91 England & Wales 14.70. 14.80. 14.90. 15.10. 15.00. 14.90 still Births - Rate per 1,000 total (live & Still) births:- There was one Stillbirth, illegitimate, 25.64. DEATHS - Males: 28. Females: 24. Total: 52. This gives a Death Rate of 14.11 ner 1 000 of the estimated population. ^ per J-»uuu 01 tile The Death Rate for England and Wales was:- 12.10 Death Rates for the past five years:- Romney Marsh 12.02 7.83 10.88 12.48 14.11 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Average .. 11.46 England & Wales 11.70 12.10 12.40 11.60 12.10 11.98 k t