[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Cork County Borough.

  • Cork (Ireland). County Borough Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Cork County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    13/151 (page 5)
    Examination of the notifications as to place of birth shewed that 1,041 took place in the mothers’ homes the balance having occurred in various institutions and private hospitals. The number of illegitimate births notified during the year was 37 representing 2.15 per cent, of the total notified births. The corresponding figures for the previous year were 21 births being 1.40 per cent, of the total registered births. Table 2.—Birth Rates for Cork City and £ire from 1881. Year Cork liire Year Cork ]5ire 1881 27.7 24.0 1913 24.2 22.6 1882 28.2 23.8 1914 24.3 22.3 1883 27.0 23.4 1915 23.2 22.0 1884 27.4 23.5 1916 22.6 21.1 1885 25.6 23.1 1917 20.2 20.0 1886 25.4 22.7 1918 20.8 19.9 1887 25.5 22.5 1919 23.8 19.9 1888 25.7 22.1 1920 28.3 21.6 1889 25.2 22.0 1890 25.0 21.6 1921 24.6 19.7 1922 24.2 19.5 1891 26.9 22.3 1923 26.2 20.5 1892 24.6 21.7 1924 25.5 21.0 1893 27.8 22.1 1925 23.8 20.8 1894 27.4 22.1 1926 21.5 20.6 1895 28.9 22.3 1927 21.7 20.3 1896 29.2 22.7 1928 21.7 20.1 1897 27.5 22.5 1929 20.9 19.8 1898 28.7 22.3 1930 25.4 19.9 1899 27.3 22.1 1900 25.8 21.8 1931 24.4 19.4 1932 23.0 19.0 1901 25.6 21.8 1933 23.7 19.3 1902 26.2 22.2 1934 24.4 19.5 1903 27.1 22.1 1935 24.8 19.6 1904 27.4 22.7 1936 23.7 19.6 1905 27.6 22.6 1937 22.3 19.1 1906 27.5 22.8 1938 21.1 19.4 1907 25.6 22.4 1939 21.1 19.1 1908 27.3 22.7 1940 20.7 19.1 1909 26.3 22.9 1910 25.8 22.8 1941 21.8 18.9 1942 22.2 22.0 1911 26.0 22.8 1943 23.2 21.8 1912 24.8 22.7 1944 22.48 22.0* * From Annual Summary of Register General. 3.—Deaths. r ,, deaths have been assigned to this area in the Annual Summary rate nf TI\ ar ^ l°V 1944' This is equivalent to a crude death 1270 rwi! Pe!, V?00 °f the P°Pulation- The figures for 1943 were between fi ® \6'? Per 1’000- There is some discrepancy the Re^w'r63 C1°lle21t.ed 1°cally (shewn in Table 5) and those of g st ar General. This discrepancy has persisted in successive