[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Maldon R.D.C.

  • Maldon (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Maldon R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1942 STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Area (acres .. .. 78,507 (land and inland water). Registrar General’s estimate of civilian population 1942 .. 13,120 Census Population, 1931 .. .. - ' 13,348 (new area). Rateable Value at 1st April, 1942 .. .. .. •• £69,395 Product of a penny Rate for the year ending 1st April, 1942 .. .. .. .. .. £290 Except in certain centres, the district is very sparsely populated. Most of the population is directly or indirectly dependent upon agriculture, nearly 50 per cent, of the adult male population being directly employed in the industry. EXTRACTS FROM THE VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR Live f Births j Still f Births |£ Deaths Total Males Females Legitimate 194 97 971 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the esti- Illegitimate n 5 6j mated resident population 15.6 Legitimate 3 2 1) Rate per 1,000 total (live and Illegitimate — — — j stj]i) Births .. .. 14.4 . ] Death Rate per i,000 of the estim- 196 102 94 i j ated resident population .. 14. 9