[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Maldon Borough.

  • Maldon (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Maldon Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - 5 - REPORT of tho Acting Medical Officer of Health For the Year 1948* Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area: Land (acres) as extended 1st April, 1934-••••5946 Inland Water. 13 Tidal Water. 120 Foreshore... 566 Total.... • 6645 Population (Census 1931? Original Borough)........... 6559 R.G. Estimate, 1948 - Extended Borough.... 9570 Number of Inhabited houses (End of 1948).2886 Rateable Value...£53*505 Sum represented by a Penny Rate,..,. £215 Social Conditions: The Chief Industries of the town are engineering, timber yards and flour milling. There is also a small amount of fishing and some agriculture. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Total. Males. Females. 1 'Legitimate 153 79 74 )Birth rate per 1,000 Births ( ' Illegitimate 8 5 3 ) of estimated resident 1 {Total 161 84 77 )population.. • 16.8. Still 1 fLegitimate 1 1 —. )Rate per 1,000 total Births i f Illegitimate 1 1 — Voirths (live and st.il]) [Total 2 2 ). . . 1 2.4. Deaths 121 64 57 Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population... 12.6.