[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1905
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
13/160 page 11
![1] In consequence of this gradually decreasing birth rate and the resulting loss of value to the community, every effort should be made to preserve the lives of those who do come into the world. In comparing the various Wards the highest birth rates were in Hollinwood with 33*1, and St. Mary’s with 31*0. Th ese Wards usually have the highest birth rates. The Wards with the lowest birth rates are St. Peter’s with only 16*5 and Werneth with 17*6. Hartford Ward, which for some years has had a low rate, is this year slightly above the average for the whole town. The birth rate for the whole of England during the year was 27*2, and for the 76 large towns 28*2 per 1,000 living, and had a range from 16*8 in Bournemouth to 38*3 in Merthyr Tydfil. With the exception of Blackburn, where the rate was 24*1, Oldham has the lowest rate of the eight large Lanca¬ shire towns. The illegitimate births during the year numbered 136, or 4*1 percent, of the total number. DEATHS. The total number of deaths registered in the Borough during the year was 2,639 Of these 129 were non¬ residents, and are deducted, while the deaths of 20 persons belonging to Oldham, who died in other districts must be added, making a net total of 2,530. The non-residents were chiefly persons belonging to Chadderton, Crompton, Itoyton, and Middleton, who died in the Workhouse. The above number is 12 less than the number of deaths which occurred in 1904, and again established a record.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29936858_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
