[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Ludlow Borough.
- Ludlow (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Ludlow Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Ludlow Borough Council Mr. Mayor, Lady and Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of submitting' the Annual Report on the Vital Statistics and Sanitary Administration of the Borough for the year ending December 31st, 1938. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area (in acres) ... ... ... ... 966 Registrar-General’s estimate of the population, mid 1938 ... ... ... ... 5,677 Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1938) accord¬ ing to Rate Books ... ... ... 1,542 Rateable Value ... ... ... ... ;£31,435 Sum represented by a Penny Rate ... ,-£121 14s. L3d. SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The Industries are those of a market town serving an extensive Agricultural area, and its prosperity and the conditions of employment chiefly depend on the state of Agriculture. It is, ini addition, a residential place and much frequented by visitors on account of its historical interest and the beauty of its surroundings. Vita! Statistics. Live Births— M F Legitimate 51 49 ] Birth-rate per 1000 of the population Illegitimate 3 4/ 188 54 53 Still Births ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Deaths 70. Death-rate 12-33. Comparable rate ... 9-49 Deaths from Puerperal causes ... ... ... 1 Deaths of Infants under one year of age :—■ All Infants per 1000' live births ... ... ... 46 Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births ... 50 Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births ... Nil Deaths from Cancer (all ages) ... ... ... 15 Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... ... ... Nil Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... Nil Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two year's oif age) ... Nil](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29745676_0002.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
