[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.
- Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1919
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The result does not claim to be perfect, since there is a certain amount of interchange of dwelling places each year, it does, however, give a good worKing result, as is shewn by the fact that in each year cei'tain districts come out with the highest death rates, and these districts are found on examina- tion to be those which contain the poorest and most congested class of houses. The years since 1915 have not been included since the leaving of so many men to join the army, has rendered the population an uncertain quantity. The four following areas head the list with a death rate of over 20 per 1000. Per 1000 (21) Brook Street and adjoining part, death rate 21-8 (16) Charlestown ,, ,, ,, 21-6 (5) Hill Street, Higher AVharf Street, etc. ,, 21-3 (3) Mount Street, Arthur Street, &c. ,, 20-3 District. Death Rate per 1000 District. Death Rate per 1000 1 13-3 14 17-4 2 13-5 15 14-8 3 20-3 16 21-6 4 19-2 17 12-9 5 21-3 18 9-9 6 14-8 19 11-2 7 12-3 20 16'] 8 8-3 21 21-8 9 • .. 9-8 22 10-7 10 11-2 24 9-3 11 11-6 23 9-4 12 11-8 25 10-0 13 16-4 26 162 These conditions have been shown by different colours on a large scale map of the district.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28812694_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
