[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Lichfield City & County.

  • Lichfield (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Lichfield City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH for the year 1946. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area of City—3,579 acres. Estimated resident population according- to Registrar General—9,082. Estimated resident population according to Food Office—10,500. Number of inhabited houses—2,500. Rateable Value—^56,695. Sum represented by a penny rate—£>225. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS. Live Births— M F Total ... ... ... ... 108 93 Legitimate ... ... ... ... 98 87 Illegitimate ... ... ... ... 10 6 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population—21. Still Births— Total M F Legitimate ... ... ... 2 2 0 Illegitimate ... ... ... 0 0 0 Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still)—9’8. Total M F Deaths ... ... ... ... 112 47 65 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population—11 *7. Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth — From Sepsis—Nil. From other causes—Nil. Death Rate of Infants under one year of age— All infants per 1,000 live births ... ... ... 44'7 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births... 43 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 62’5 Deaths from Cancer (all ages) ... ... ... ... 16 ,, Measles (all ages) ... ... ... ... 0 ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... 0