[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Rayleigh U.D.C.

  • Rayleigh (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Rayleigh U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EXTRACTS PROM VITAL STATISTICS OP THE YEAR. Total. IJT FA Live Births: 123 72 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated Legitimate 113 64 49 resident population Illegitimate 10 8 2 •• 16.3 •• Still Births: 5 - 3 Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births Legitimate 3 - 3 .. 39.1 Illegitimate 2 - 2 Deaths: 120 62 00 IT\ Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population .. 15*9 Deaths from puerperal causes: Puerperal sepsis .. .. Other maternal causes ., 1 Death Rate of Infants under one year of age: Total number of deaths • • •• 2 All infants per 1,000 live births • • 16.2 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births .. .. •• 17*7 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births .. .. .. - COMPARATIVE TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATES DURING-. THE YEAR 1945~ ■ : ‘ ‘ 1*..... ■ ■ — -1 i --- Rate per 1,000 resident population. Deaths under one year per Live Births. Deaths from all causes 1 ,000 registered live births* England and Wales 16.1 11.4 46 1 26 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London j 19.1 A 13*5 ' ■ 54 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop, 23,000 - 50,000 at 193*1 Census 19.2 1 ' * 12.3 ;43 % 1 ; London Adm. County i 15.7 13.8 53 Rayleigh Urban District i ! 16.3 i I 13.9 1 < 16 ’ It will be noted that the Infant Mortality Rate of 16#2 compares extremely favourably with that of England and Wales, and that there is an increase in the Birth and Death Rates3 the latter can be accounted for by the number of deaths occurring in the District of old folk.