[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Summary Latitude 53° 44' North Longitude . . i ° i 50' West Mean Height above sea level • « 780 feet Area (Acres) • • 14,081 Population (Census 1931) .. • • 98,115 (Males 44,600. Females 53,515) Population (Census 1951) . . • . 98,376 (Males 45,487. Females 52,889) Population (Registrar General’s Estimate 1962). . • • 96,250 Population (Census 1961) .. • • 96,073 Density of population per acre • • 6-83 Number of inhabited houses (1931 Census) • • 28,488 Number of inhabited houses on 31st December, 1962 according to the Rate Books • • 34,709 Average number of persons to each occupied house • • 2-77 Rateable Value (31st December, 1962) .. .. £1,170,315 Sum represented by a Penny Rate (1962-63) • • £4,680 Extract from Vital Statistics for the Year Male Female Total \ Live Births—Legitimate .. .. .. 801 728 1,529 1 Illegitimate .. .. .. 65 55 120! Total .. . . .. 866 783 1,649 f Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Estimated Resident Population Crude . . 17-135 Adjusted • • 17*47 7i Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births • • 17*28 <