[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BIRTHS. The births registered during 1905 numbered 853, and •comprised those of 457 males and 396 females. The births occurred in the succeeding quarters of the year as follows :—220, 204, 333 and 196. The following table shows the gradual diminution in the Eastbourne birth-rate. The birth-rate for England and Wales is also diminishing year by year, and in 1905 showed its most serious drop. Years. Number of Births. Eastbourne, Birth-rate per 1,000 living. England & Wales, Birth-rate per 1,000 living. 1895 917 23 ‘66 30'3 1896 919 23-27 29-6 1897 886 22'OI 29-6 1898 934 2278 29'3 1899 936 , 22-42 29-1 1900 892 20*99 287 1901 907 20-85 28-5 1902 907 20-49 28-5 1903 900 20-00 28 -4 1904 963 21-05 27-9 Average for 10 years 916 2175 28*9 1905 853 18-34 27-2 It will be seen that in the past year the rate was i8'34 per 1,000 only, and has dropped 3*41 per 1,000 below the poor ten years’ average that already existed. Eleven years ago the rate was more than seven per 1,000 higher. The total number of births is the lowest recorded since Eastbourne was a much smaller place, and was 63 below the already small average.