[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C.

  • Cockermouth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    G Population Birtlis Birth-rate I'he housing' and Town Planning* Act, 1909 has engaged tlie attention of tlie Council and tlieir Officers. In Ideceniber a C'onference was held at Carlisle ot Medical Officers of the Count\' along' with the Countv Medical Officer of Health to consider the best means of cari'\ ing' out the pi'(*>visions td the Act and securing' uniformitv as far as possible emploN'ed in different districts. 'I'he attention of the Committee was called to Ixeg'ulations to consider the Officer whom they would desig'iiate to act and the Inspector ot Xuisances ttu' vour district was appointed. d he necessary cards have been procured and the woi k has begun. 'Phis natui'allv will take some time to accomplish. According' to the 1901 Census the population was r),,');');'), and the figures 0,410 ha\e been adopted a^-; the e.stimated population upon which all these statistics are based. 'Phis 1 am atraid will j^roxe toti high when the 1911 Census returns are ]*'ublished. I'he numbei' of inhabited houses was lound to be 1,900 wdiich gi\'es an average number ot persons per house as 4‘0 ; at the Census it was Cl. d'he densit\' of the population of the town is about 9'90 pei' acre. ddiere w^ei'e registered in the district 19>0 births (09 Males and 71 I'emales). Ilii'ths in town- -Males, 07; I'emales 09, 'Po»al IIG. Pirths in W'orkhouse -Males, 9; P'emales 19, dotal 14. Ot these 19)0 births, 97 u'ere illegitimate (8 males aiul 19 females, including 1 male and 11 females in the W orkhouse). ddiere were G births less than in 1909. I'he birth-rate tor the vear is ec|ual lo 94'0 per 1,000, that tor last }'ear was 90 T. d'he average for the ten years 1900-1909 urns 99'9. d'he birth-rate for Png'land and Wales for 1910 was 94'8per 1,000. d'he percentage of illegitimate to total birtlis is 90'71) or 1’GO per cent higher than for 1909. d'he total nuniber of deaths registered was 117. d'own detUhs—Males 99 ; I'emales 4P ; d'otal 77. I'eatlis
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