[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Wells City.

  • Wells (England). City Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Wells City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL STATISTICS Area of Borough (in acres) 1,336 Estimated Population (mid-year 1966) 7,520 Number of inhabited houses 2,447 Rateable Value £304,691 Product of a Penny Rate £1,233 MAIN VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1966 (With comparative figures for Somerset and England & Wales where available) BIRTHS Live Births M F Total Wells Recorded city Corrected Somerset England & Wales (Prov) 850,000 Legitimate Illegitimate Totals 69 6 21 67 2 §1 136 8 J44 8,627 567 9,194 Rate per 1,000 population (Area Births Comparability Factor 1.06) 19-15 20.3 17.86 (Corrected) 17.7 Illegitimate Live (per cent of total Births live births) 5*57$ 6.17$ Still Births Legitimate Illegitimate Totals 1 ~ . —L- 1 1 130 13,300 Rate per 1,000 & still births live 6.9 13-94 15.4 Total Live & Still Births 76 69 145 9,324 863,300 DEATHS Total Deaths (all ages) 62 73 135 7,029 563,626 Rate per 1,000 population (Area Deaths Comparability 17-95 10.77 10.37 (Corrected) 11.7 - 2 -