[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey Local Board / U.D.C. / County Borough.

  • Wallasey (England). Local Board.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Wallasey Local Board / U.D.C. / County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE SHOWING the Infantile Mortality rates of the Borough as compared with the figures for the whole of England and Wales for the census years from 1901 to 1951 and consecutive years to 1962. Year Wallasey England and Wales 1901 142.0 151 1911 109.0 130 1921 59.0 83 1931 44.8 66 1941 78.9 60 1951 32.4 29 1952 33.3 27 1953 24.7 27 1954 25.1 25 1955 25.4 25 1956 24.07 24 1957 26.10 23 1958 24-69 23 1959 26.06 22 1960 24.32 22 1961 19.38 22 1962 31.25 21 ILLEGITIMACY During the year there were 106 illegitimate live births (54 Male: 52 Female) recorded by the Registrar-General as belonging to the borough, compared with 119 in 1961. This gives an illegitimate birth¬ rate of 54.3 per thousand total live births, as compared with 64.1 in 196(1. There were four deaths of illegitimate infants during the year 1962. There was one illegitimate still birth. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS The number of unemployed, persons in the borough in January, 1962. was 1.326 and in December. 1,945. as compared with 1,467 and 1,195 respectively in January and December, 1961. The following amounts were expended on Unemployment, etc.. Benefit by the Wallasey Employment Exchange during 1962 : — Unemployment Benefit . /'178,400 Assistance Allowances . /88,830 The number of persons on the Unemployment Register is normally subject to a seasonal fluctuation and is lowest in July. The figure for July, 1961, was 887 and for July, 1962, was 1,275.