[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Woking U.D.C.

  • Woking (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Woking U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year 1950 Live Births:— Total M. F. Legitimate .. .. .. 636 338 298 Illegitimate .37 20 17 Birth Rate, 13 *55 Still-births 14 9 5 Rate per 1,000 total births, 20 •38 Deaths .524 273 251 Death Rate, 10*34 The crude birth and death rates for Woking are, strictly speaking, not comparable with the figures for England and Wales. In order to arrive at correct figures the Registrar General has introduced com¬ parability factors. These factors for Woking are *98 and *96 for Births and Deaths respectively, and the above figures have been adjusted accordingly. Deaths from puerperal causes:— dive and still) births Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion .. . . — Death rate of infants under one year of age:— All infants per 1,000 live births .. .. .. .. 22*29 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births .. 22*01 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births . . 27*03 Deaths from malignant neoplasms (all ages) .. .. 100 Deaths from measles (all ages) .. .. .. .. 1 Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) .. .. .. — Deaths from diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) .. .. — Births The statistics supplied by the Registrar General during 1950 show that the total number of registered live births allocated to Woking was Live Births for the Past 10 Years Year Number of Births Birth Rate Birth Rate for F.ngland and Wales 1941 702 14*69 14*2 1942 855 18*79 15*8 1943 812 18*58 16*5 1944 807 18*76 17*6 1945 735 17*49 16*1 1946 887 20*59 19*1 1947 865 19*61 20*5 1948 727 15*83 17*9 1949 687 14*89 16*7 1950 673 13*55 15*8 It is of interest to note that the actual number of births which occurred in the Woking U.D. during 1950 was 1,339, although only 673 were credited to Woking. The remainder (being born to women not normally resident in Woking) were transferred to other Districts. The birth rate has exceeded the death rate for the past 10 years, the natural increment for this year being 149.