[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
Catalogue details

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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Year Number of Birth Rate Per Live Births 1,000 Population 1961 1,817 18.9 1962 1,854 19.1 1963 1,891 19.4 1964 1,855 19.0 1965 1,782 18.1 1966 3,133 18,2 1967 3,105 18.0 1968 3,075 17.8 1969 2,969 17.3 1970 2,788 16.1 1971 2,835 17.0 1972 2,446 14.8 The Birth Rate in 1972 showed a fall on 1971. There were 1316 boys and 1130 girls born in 1972 and of these 190 were illegitimate births, giving an illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 live births of 8.0 compared with 6.9 in 1971. Stillbirths The total number of stillbirths to West Bromwich residents was 34 giving a stillbirth rate of 14.0 per 1,000 live and stillbirths. The rate for England and Wales is 12.00. Deaths There were 1,903 deaths of West Bromwich residents (1,017 males and 886 females) during the year, 1139 of which occurred in persons aged 65 years and over. This gives a crude death rate per 1,000 population of 11.5. If this is corrected by use of the comparability factor supplied by the Registrar General to take account of the age structure of the population in relation to that nationally, the figure is 14.5 compared with 14.7 for 1971. The death rate (after correction to allow for differences between the age and sex structure of the population compared with the country as a whole) at 14.5, compares very unfavourably with England and Wales at 12.1.