[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay Borough.

  • Whitley Bay (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Births The number of live births for the year was 4549 giving a birth rate of 11.5 per X9000 population* 241 of these were males and 193 femaleso The Registrar General *s comparability factor is 1*13 which alters the birth rate for the area to 13oO per 1,000* There were 26 male and 11 female illegitimate births9 representing 9 per cent of the total births9 and the number of still births was 2 (l female, 1 male) representing *45© per cent of the total births* Deaths 5?2 deaths were recorded by the Registrar General9 consisting of 281 males and 291 females* The crude death rate for the area was 15o2 per 1,000 of the population, but adjustment by the Registrar General9s comparability figures of ©76 reduces this figure to 11*6* The cause of all deaths are shown in the table on the following page* Of the 572 deaths in the area, 45© of them occurred at the age of 65 years or over* This represents 80*0? per cent* Details are given in the following table* Ages of death Males Females Total Under 1 year 4 1 5 1 to 4 years 3 - 3 5 to 14 years 1 0 1 15 to 24 years 3 CD 3 25 to 34 years csx> - 35 to 44 years 3 2 5 45 to 54 years 15 12 27 55 to 64 years 49 21 70 65 to 74 years 79 6l 140 75 years and over 124 194 318 TOTAL 281 291 572