[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1898
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Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Introductory Population and Area Births Deaths impossible to hasten this process either by a crusade or by legal pro¬ ceedings, but it will be necessary more than ever to demonstrate the advantages to be gained by the change, and to induce property owners to continue to maintain their houses in a proper manner. The usual tables and reports are appended. I.—VITAL STATISTICS. The area of the Borough remains unchanged, and stands at 5,860 acres. The population at the last census was 59,489, and in the eight years which have elapsed since the census the natural increase of the population has amounted to 7,204. It is, however, probable from our previous experience that considerable migration is taking place which has not been counterbalanced by an incoming population, and in spite of the extensive building which appears to be going on, there is actually a decrease in the number of inhabited houses. Under these circumstances I have estimated the population at 5J persons per house, or in round figures, 63,600. This shows a total increase since the census of 4,000, or 500 per annum. The next census will be in two years time, and it will then be possible to see how far this forecast is accurate. The births of the year amount to 2,269 or a rate of 35’6 per 1,000, and present no special feature for comment. The deaths registered in 1898 numbered 1,360, and represented a gross death-rate of 21 3, which is within a decimal of the figures for the preceding year. In order, however, to arrive at a more accurate computation, it is customary to deduct the deaths of persons admitted from other districts dying in any of our institutions and deaths from violence. These deductions amount to no less than 149, 2 3 per 1,000, leaving the nett death-rate of the Borou actly 19 per 1,000. The total is thus made up :— Outside Deaths ... 112; last year 104 Deaths from Violence ... 36; 5 3 35 ,, Phthisis ... 51; ) ? 58 ,, Heart Disease ... 81; ? ? 51 ,, Lung Disease ... 239; 5) 253 ,, Zymotics ... 213 ; >5 199 Miscellaneous causes ... 628 ; J 5 647 Totals 1360 1347
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