[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Thorne R.D.C.

  • Thorne (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Thorne R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Births 1 lie estimate of population supplied b\ the Registrar General for calculating the birth rate is 29,280. The total number of births during 19-10 was 624. Of these 323 were males and 301 were females. Legitimate births numbered 585. Of these legitimate births 307 were males and 278 females. Illegitimate births numbered 39. 16 being males and 23 females. The birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population is 21'31. The birth rate per 1,000 f the population for Kngland is 14 6. The total number of stillbirths was 24 Of these 10 were males and 14 females; and all were legitimate. The stillbirth rate for the district per 1.000 total (live and still) births is 37 The stillbirth rate for the district per 1,000 population is 0'82. Deaths The total number of Deaths during 1940 was 314 Of these 181 were males and 133 females. The estimate of population to he used for calculation of the death rate is 29,280. The actual or crude death rate for the district is 10 72 per 1,000 population. The Registrar-General supplies a comparability factor of 1 '38 The adjusted death rate is 14 79 The death rate for Kngland is 14 3 Deaths of Infants under I Year The total number was 47. Of these 34 were males and 13 females 34 males and 8 females were legitimate. 5 females were illegitimate. The death rate of infants under one year per 1.000 live births is 74'8. The number of births used in making this estimate is 628. The death rate for Kngland is 55. The death rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births is 713. The death rate of illegitimate infants per 1.000 illegitimate live births is !25'6 The following table gives the Infantile Death Rate for the last live rears :— 1936 78'5 per 1,000 births 1937 . 92 4 1938 619 1939 77 4 1940 74 8 Fifteen of the deaths of infants were due to premature births and congenital abnormalities.