[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough.

  • Bilston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1950 STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA : Area 1,871 acres Population : 1931 Census 31,248 Estimated Population for Year 33,360 Estimated number of Inhabited Houses for the year 8,816 Rateable Value at the 31st December, 1950 £143,847 Extracts from Vital Statistics : TOTAL MALES FEMALES Live Births 638 317 321 Birth Rate per 1,000 of (Legitimate) 614 304 310 the estimated resident (Illegitimate) 24 13 11 population 19.10 Still Births % 20 11 9 Rate per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births 19.72 TOTAL MALES FEMALES Deaths 364 190 174 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 10.91 Comparability Factors : Births 0.98 Deaths 1.31 Deaths from Puerperal Causes : (Headings 29 and 30) of the Registrar General’s short list. Rate per 1,000 total Deaths (live and still) Births Puerperal Sepsis — — Other Puerperal Causes — — Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age : All Infants per 1,000 live births 50.16 Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 50.49 Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 41.66 Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 54 ,, Measles (all ages) — ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 1 ,, Diarrhoea ^(under 2 years) 4