[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Aldershot U.D.C.

  • Aldershot (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Aldershot U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    while the southern part rests on the London clay. Along the banks of the small River Blackwater, which roughly forms the eastern boundary of the district, the soil is allu- vium. At its highest point the town, which is mainly situated on a hill, reaches an altitude of 393 feet above Ordnance datum, while at the Sewage Works, where the lowest point is reached, the height is 231 feet. Births.—1,027 births were registered belonging to the Urban District, separated thus :— Civil ... Military (Town ... ... 542 | Aldershot Residents in \ V Farnham Workhouse] 1 .. South Camp ... 475 [ Males ... \ Females f Males... \ Females f Males ... \ Females 289 253 2 8 240 235 Total f Males... 531 I027 { Females 49b Twentv-one out of 552 civilian births were registered as illegitimate, a proportion of 3*8 per cent. All of the 10 births in the Workhouse were illegitimate. Still Births.—As Inspector of Midwives, I receive official notification of all still-births encountered by mid- wives in their practice. During 1908 I received 13 such notifications, out of a total number of 534 accouchements attended by them ; in addition 12 still births took place in the Louise Margaret Hospital, out of a total number of 367 cases. Birth Rates.—These rates are calculated per 1,000 of estimated population :— Whole district. Town. South Camp. England & Wales 1904 2g'o 3r4 26‘0 27-9 i9°5 29'8 3°‘° 29'5 27-9 1906 32-8 3°'6 35‘S 27-0 1907 3r4 27-4 36-8 26-3 1908 29’3 26'g 32-6 26.5 Birth Rate for the Town.—The average birth-rate for the Town for the past ten years has been 30'1 per 1,000,