[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford Borough.

  • Castleford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE MJMCIPAL BOHOUGH OB’ CASTLEPORD AimJAL HSALffi REPORT 1956 To the Chairman and Memhers of the Public Health Committee, I have the honour of presenting to you this, my sixteenth Annual Report, being a report on the health of your district for the year 1956. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area, Area (Acres) Population (Estiioated R.G, 1956) PopxiLation (Estimated R.G, 193^) Number of I:^abited houses(l956) Nunber of Inhabited houses(l93S) Rateable Value Sum represented by a Penny Rate Density of Population 4,394- 41,740 43,090 12,956 11,026 £208,516 £799 9,49 persons per acre. The Borough of Castlefoid is divided into 10 Wards, namely:- Airedale, Carlton, Pryston, Glasshoughton, Half Acres, Redhill, Sraa\vthorne, l^heldale-Lock Lane, Whitwood and Whitvrood Mere, VITAL STATISTIC^ BIRTHS. Male, Female. Total, Live, Legitiiiiate 286 597 Illegitimate 6 20 325 292 617 Still, Legitimate 8 15 Illegitimate - 1 8 ~ Total Births 300 633 eema Live Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated Home Population - 14.78 (Corrected - 14,19) Still Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated Home Population - ,38 (Corrected - #37) LIVE BIRTH RATES Live Birth Rate for Castleford (Corrected) Live Birth Rate for Castleford Live Birth Rate for England and Wales Live Birth Rato for the West Riding ) Adn'dnistrative County ) STLLL BIRTH RATES (per Still Birth Rate for Castleford Still Birth Rate for England and Wales 1 ,000 Hone Popu] Lation). 19_51 1952 125i 1954 im 1956 17.0 17.5 15.91 15.2 13.98 14.19 16.5 16.99 15.45 15.83 14.56 14.78 15.5 15.3 15.5 15.2 15.0 15.7 15.8 15.4 15.7 15.1 15.4 16.4 ,000 Live & Still Births). 12a 1952 1954 mi 19.4 30.6 29.5 24.6 30.21 25.3 23.0 22.6 22.4 23.4 23.1 23.0