[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Ulverston U.D.C.

  • Ulverston (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1966
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR Divisional Health Office, Brogden Street, Ulverston. To the Chairman and Members of the Ulverston Urban District Council. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1966. GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. Area (in acres) 3,196 Population - Census 1961 10,527 - Registrar General’s Estimate of home population mid 1965 10,400 Number of inhabited dwellings 3,502 Rateable Value £337,244 Amount produced by a Penny Rate £1348.5458 Although a large part of the district is rural in character a variety of industries are carried on in the town, the chief of which are tanning, manufacture of anti-biotics and other pharmaceuticals, electrical accessories, and light engineering. Agriculture plays a large part in the life of the community and a cattle market is held weekly. Ulverston is also the market town for the surrounding countryside and a public market is held once a week. VITAL STATISTICS. The principal vital statistics for 1966 and for the preceding five years are given on page 2. Of the 182 live births registered during 1966, 83 were males of which 4 were illegitimate and 99 were females of which 7 were illegitimate. Approximately 62$ of deaths were in persons of 65 years of age and over. The principal causes of deaths were s- Heart disease 72, Vascular lesions of nervous system 60 and Malignant Growths 22. Of the 72 deaths from Heart disease 55 were due to Coronary Artery disease. The adjusted live birth rate of 19.I per 1,000 and the adjusted death rate of 12.5 per 1,000 can be compared with the corresponding rates for England and Wales of 17.7 per 1,000 and 11.7 per 1,000 respectively.