[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1894
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    17/74 (page 9)
    The percentage composition of the population of Eastbourne at different groups of ages is as follows. The fi gures for England an d Wal es are added for comparison, and the figures lor 1S91 are chosen since the exact number of the population is only known in the census year :— Age Groups. Eastbourne, per cent. England and Wales, per cent. Under 5 years of age ... IO'02 12-25 5—15 21 U9 22-82 15—25 22’go 19-29 25—65 41*63 40-89 65 and upwards 4-24 472 The age and sex constitutions of the population have an important bearing on the death and other rates. Other things being equal a population with an excess of females or of persons between 1 and 5, 5 and 15, and 15 and 25 should have a lower death rate. Eastbourne has a large excess of females, and the death rate therefore should normally be somewhat lower than usual. The death rates at the various age groups and of the different sexes form the only fair basis of comparison of death rates of different districts. The distribution of the population according to Wards is shewn in the subjoined table. The 1894 estimate is only approximate and based principally on the increase in the number of dwelling-houses in each locality. It is obvious that a district such as the Central Ward cannot increase very much since it is nearly all built over, on the other hand, the other three Wards have much increased recently, especially the East and St. Mary’s.