[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    paioy vvith 2,.pS7 III r.718 in 1918, 1,490 in 1917, 1,041 in 191O, and 2,020 in 1915, whidi was he highest number during tlie previous 20 >-ears. The marriage rate was very high and this must belooker:ponasone()fthe(hreetrcs^^ The rates for rprO and 1917 were abnormally Bii'fh. uiul /W/s.- Thc total number of births in the Administrative County was =504’ giving a birth-rate of 24.7T , Hus is the highest birth-rate since the year 1905. ‘ ' ' rne nnmbei of death^, alter making corrections for non-residents (lying in the County and peisons helongmg to the ( oimty dying outside, was 2,(p52. ' r euniu\an(i I4.20^m 19^0.’'4-01 in'1919, 17.18 in i()i8, 14.12 in 1917, and Year. I‘Ad 191^ iQi.s 191O iqiy 1918 i9i() 1920 Airth-rate Urban Districts. 1912 22.2 21. d 1914 21.01 191.5 19. Ol I9U) 19.39 1917 17-14 19^^ 17-15 ipiy 17-^’9 1920 2O.02 Rural Districts 21 -5 20.8 20.7O 19.72 1(^51 lO. 19 1S.24 17-77 2d-.59 Births. Deaths. Natural Inc 5245 3^12 2233 5205 355b ib4‘l 4917 3532 13‘‘^5 4682 3231 1451 4‘>.5<1 3232 827 4283 37‘>2 .YSi 4204 sD4i ''^23 5‘H3 2952 2()9r Deatii -rates. Whole Ihban Rural Conntv. Districts. Districts 21.8 13.8 12-5 21.1 12.7 11 .b 20.88 19.07 18.99 1O.O3 17.7 7d 7d 24-7d 15. II lO .09 14.99 14- 31 18.25 15- 4‘» 12 .(>4 13-52 14.41 Id-<^>3 13-‘Id 1O.25 14.48 12.00 ^^'ho]e Connty. 13- I 12.1 14.2O 15-19 14.2O 14.12 17.18 14- 01 ouTManding feature of tliis table is the N’ery large number of births, the comparatively .V.4 ll,eimvAx,‘!S*c,‘L .luniher'of deaths bor •♦he jinrjiose under Year. 1 l/cgiliiiia/r Biii/is. Number of Percen age of Illegitimate Total Births. i‘A3 Births. 325 b.o 1914 .541 f).() I9U5 2(10 5.9 i9it) 287 b.i i‘A7 281 b.9 1918 35 8.2 1919 dd-'^ 7-9 1920 44<^ 7-5 year. ler consideration 191 | was a ])re-war