Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department
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[1926]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Department, Municipal Buildings, Durban. 1st August, 1926. To His Worship the Mayor and Town Councillors of the Borough of Durban. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit the twenty-fifth Annual Report dealing with the health and sanitary conditions of the Borough of Durban for the year ending 30th June, 1926. POPULATION. The following table shews the estimated population for the year 1925/26, the previous Census of the Borough being shown in comparison: Government. Government Estimate Municipal Estimate Census 1919 Census 1921 1924 Census 1924 1926 European . ] Coloured . j : 41,865 j \ 46,113 50,792 4,471 49,025 1,838 52,203 1,881 Asiatic 19,872 18,391 16,150 16,417 16,804 Natives 17,925 29,011 35,000 27,861 38,000 TOTAL 79,662 93,515 106,413 95,241 108,888 BIRTHS. One thousand and twenty-five European births were registered, giving a birth-rate per 1,000 population of 19.63, as against 19.9 the previous year. The corresponding figure for England and Wales was 18.3. DEATHS. A total of 1,097 deaths of Borough residents occurred during the year—460 Europeans; 59 Coloured; 275 Natives and 303 Asiatics. The European Death rate corrected for non-residents was 8.81 as against 10.95 for 1924-1925.
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