Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1923]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    c gprz/jvT' « * ib. 2CB9 ► MEDICAL OFFICER *S REPORT BE RETURNED T u rvi 5 «• » *■ i Municipal Buildings, Durban, 1st Julv, 1923. TO HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCILLORS OF THE BOROUGH OF DURBAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I have the honour to submit herewith the Twenty-first Annual Report relating to the Health and Sanitary Conditions of the Borough Durban, for the year ending 30th June, 1923. KATHARINE McNEILL g Acting Ifedical Officer of Health, POPULATION. I The following table shows the estimated population for ‘ 1922-23 and the previous census of the Borough for comparison are shown European Coloured ) Asiatic ) Native Total 191S 1921 Govt, Census Govt, Census 1922 Estimate * 1923 Estimate 41,365 19, 37?. 17,925 46,113 13,391 29,011 43,550 4,400 15,150 30,000 50,100 4,750 15,650 33,500 79,662 93,515 93,100 104,000 Fer Public 1 Health purposes the Coloured population is in- eluded in the SuroDean, and ■ the Birth Rates, Death Rates, etc ,, shown in this Report are calculated on the combined figures. w BIRTHS. ► * . * 1, Table showing the ! Monthly Distribution of Births occur- ring among Borough Residents , giving Race and Sex * ''?/: • * At ' . ffc Male s Female IS ^Total Months E, N. A. E. N. A. E, , ft. A. 1922 • - July 59 46 52 41 111 - 37 August 46 - 50 44 1 41 90 1 91 September 41 37 33 taa 27 79 - 64. October 29 1 44 35 - 30 64 1 74 November 39 31 45 2 35 34 2 66 December 41 26 33 tea 33 79 . - 59 1923 J anuary 51 42 55 tea 42 106 - 34 February 42 1 35 39 tea 41 31 1 76 March 53 A3 49 tea 23 102 - * 71 April 41 1 39 43 1 31 39 2 70 May 41 35 51 la 21 92 - 56 June 6$ > - V 52 % a .54_ 120 - 96 Totals 551 3 470 546 4 424 1097 7 394