[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.
- Workington (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![IS umber of women dying in, or in consequence of child¬ birth— From Sepsis ... ... JS'il. From Other Causes ... ... 4 Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1000 births— Legitimate 119.8. Illegitimate 157.8. Total 121.2. ])eaths from—Measles (all ages) ... IT Whooping Cough (all ages) ... 1 ])iarrhoea (under 2 years) ... 12 Number of Inquests held during the year ... 12 Number of Non=Lesident deaths ... 13 Number of Transferred deaths from other districts 23 Number of deaths in Institutions ... 19 VITAL STATISTfCS Foil THE YKAIL AT PoruT/siON.—The population of the Borough for the last five years showing Begistrar OeneraFs returns— Year. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. Pop. R.G. 26,860 27,140 *27,380 27,450 27,300 Bi RTHS.—The number of births registered for the year was 528, giving a birth-rate of 19.3 per 1,000. This rate is slightly lower than in the previous year. The birth-rate has continuously fallen in recent years: — Year 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. Bate 25.5 23.39 22.57 19.9 19.3 Heaths.—The number of deaths after allowing for inward and outward transfers was 396 giving a death- rate of 14.5 per 1,000. This rate is a slight increase on the rate for the previous year. This is mostly accounted for by the presence of an epidemic of measles during the year which was responsible for 17 deaths from that dis¬ ease. Again, the number of deaths from Influenza and Bespiratory Diseases, especially Pneumonia, Tvas more than double the number of deaths from these diseases i];i the previous year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30293303_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
