[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C.

  • Ince-in-Makerfield (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1. Statistics and Social Conditions of th’ Area. Area : 2,320. acres. Population (Census 1931) : 21,763. Estimated mid-19M (Registrar General): 19,310. Total Number of Houses (Census 1931) : 4,630. Number of Inhabited Houses at end of 1944 according to Rate Books : 5,237. Rateable value: £63,559. Sum represented by a Penny Rate : £264 (gross). Ince is essentially an industrial area, the principal industry being coal mining. In addition, wagon works, railway work and cotton spinning mills give employment to both sexes. Unemployment is practically nonexistent in the District. VITAL STATISTICS. - Male Female TOTAL ( Legitimate 191 179 370 Live Births- { Illegitimate 7 6 13 TOTAL... ,198 185 383 Male Female TOTAL \ Legitimate 7 6 13 Still Births | Illegitimate 1 0 1 8 6 14 Male Female TOTAL Deaths of Infants 1 Legitimate 18 12 30 under 1 year of age].,,, .. ^ {Illegitimate 1 1 2 TOTAL. .. 19 13 32 DEATHS... 140 114 254 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population mid-1944 19.8 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 13.1
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