Annual report on the health and medical services of the state of Queensland.

  • Queensland. Department of Health.
Date:
[1955]
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Credit: Annual report on the health and medical services of the state of Queensland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the seven years that have elapsed since the 1947 Census, the population of Queensland has increased from 1,106,415 to 1,322,886 (or 19-6 per cent.). Although the population in the metropolitan area is increasing at a greater rate than in the country the disproportionate growth of the capital city is not nearly so marked as in other States, particularly Victoria and South Australia. The population density per square mile is 1-97 persons for the whole of Queensland, 1,311 persons in the Greater Brisbane area, and 1*22 persons for the rest of the State—38-1 per cent, of the population of the State reside in the Metropolitan area. Births.—During 1954 births registered in Queensland totalled 31,176, an increase of 394 from the previous year, which was the highest number on record. The crude birth rate was 23-7, compared with 23-9 in 1953. The births comprise 15,880 males and 15,296 females, giving a masculinity rate of 103-8, which is slightly below the normal rate of about 105. TABLE 1. Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000 Population). 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. Commonwealth of Australia 22-9 23-3 23-0 23-3 22-9 22-5 Queensland . 24 0 244 24-2 246 239 23 7 New South Wales 22-2 22-4 22-0 22-2 22-1 21-3 Victoria 21-9 22-6 22-2 22-9 22-4 22-3 South Australia .. 23-6 24-4 23-8 23-7 23-4 22-9 Western Australia 25-4 25-5 25-5 25-7 25-5 24-9 Tasmania .. 26-3 260 25-5 26-5 25-3 250 New Zealand 24-9 24-6 24-4 24-8 24-1 24-7 United Kingdom 170 16-1 15-9 15-7 15-9 15-6 United States of America 24-0 23-4 24-3 24-6 24-7 24-9 Canada 26-9 26-5 271 27-4 27-9 28-5 The natural increase (excess of births over deaths) was 19,832, being equal to an increase of 1-5 per cent, of the population. Deaths.—For the year 1954 deaths from all causes totalled 11,344, giving a crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 mean population) of 8-6, compared with 8-5 in the previous year, and still below the crude death rate of the Commonwealth of Australia. Table II compares the crude death rates of Queensland, other States, and certain overseas countries since 1910. TABLE II. Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 Population). — 1949. 1950. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954. Commonwealth of Australia . . 9-5 9-6 9-7 9-4 91 91 Queensland . . .. 88 8-7 91 89 8 5 86 New South Wales 9-5 9-7 9-7 9-6 9-4 9-5 Victoria 10-3 10-1 10-3 100 9-5 9-2 South Australia .. 9-4 9-5 9-8 9-3 90 9-0 Western Australia 90 9-1 91 8-7 8-2 8-4 Tasmania .. 8-8 8-8 8-9 8-6 8-3 8-7 New Zealand 91 9-3 9-6 9-3 8-8 90 United Kingdom 11-7 11-7 12-6 11-4 11-4 11-4 United States of America 9-7 9-6 9-7 9-6 9-6 9-2 Canada 9-2 90 9-0 8-6 8-6 81