[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.
- West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE 2. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN TOWNSHIPS. Tile fo'lloAving table shows the population, number of births and deaths, and the rates per 1,000' in each township in the Rural District tor the 3-ear 1937 : — Townships Estimated Population middle of 1937 Births Deaths No. of Births Rate per 1000 No. of Deaths Rate ])er 1000 Aintree 1188 36 30 3 10 8-4 Altcar .. 613 6 9.8 8 13-0 Aughtoii 2747 32 11-6 40 14-5 BickerstaTe 1303 23 17-6 19 14-5 Bispham 224 5 22-3 3 13-4 Downholland . . 594 4 6-8 12 20-2 Ford 868 4 10-9 3 8-2 Halsall... 1925 25 12-9 18 9-3 Hesketh Bank 1621 28 17-2 21 12-3 Ince Blundell ... 476 6 12-6 6 12-6 Lydiate 1356 21 15*5 15 IIT Maghull 5731 74 12-9 56 9-8 Melling 1269 17 13-4 15 11-9 Netherton 2805 67 23-8 17 6T North Meols .. 2388 45 18-8 40 16 7 Rufford 902 5 5-5 13 14 4 Scarisbrick 2554 37 14 5 37 14-5 Sefton ... 415 10 24-1 6 14-4 Siraonswood 312 4 12-8 4 12-8 Tarleton 2458 36 146 32 13 0 Thornton 1101 9 8T 14 12-6 Whole District 32350 494 15-2 389 12-2 It is notewortliy that in the rapidly developing parishes the death rate is extremely low, while in the ])arishes wdiere development is apparently at a standstill, the death rate is high. Oom^erselAy tbe birth rate is liigh in growing parishes, low wliere tliere is little development.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30261636_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


