[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C.

  • Burnley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE. Total. Male. Female. Legitimate 14 9 5 Illegitimate _ _ _ Death-rate of all Infants per 1,000 live births - 57-0. Death-rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 leg. live births-59-0. Death-rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 iUeg. live births-nil. The following tables shewing the birth and death rates during the war years 1940-1944 and those for the 5 years before the war will perhaps be of interest. BIRTH RATE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. Year. Births. Rate per 1,000 of Population. 1935 189 10.5 1936 178 9.9 1937 180 10.1 1938 184 10.3 1939 203 11.6 1940 181 10.4 1941 190 11.0 1942 194 11.5 1943 225 13.6 1944 245 14.9 DEATH RATE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. Year. No. Rate pr 1,000 of Population. 1935 240 13.4 1936 223 12.4 1937 241 13.6 1938 182 10.2 1939 242 13.8 1940 232 13.3 1941 248 14.3 1942 225 13.3 1943 255 15.4 1944 212 12.9