[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Berkshire County Council.

  • Berkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Berkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BIRTH-RATE. (Per 1,000 of the Population). URBAN DISTRICTS. 1 Average Rate, 1911-1920. Rate, 1921,* Number of Birtlis 1921. 1 AbiiiSfdon Borough 18.69 18.79 134 2 Maidenhead Borough 18.52 17.22 284 3 Newbury Borough 16.80 19.34 236 4 New Windsor Borough 19.96 21.24 420 5 Wallingford Borough 17.97 19.02 51 6 Wantage 19.06 20.19 78 7 Wokingham Borough 17.39 18.05 80 RURAL DISTRICTS. 1 Abingdon 19.24 19.76 202 2 Bradfield 16.60 18.88 271 3 Cookham 17.57 16.46 218 4 Easthampstead 17.31 14.88 277 5 Faringdon (Berks) 20.20 20.39 205 6 Hunger ford 20.19 20.43 169 7 Newbury 15.96 17.14 180 8 Wallingford 18.94 16.42 145 9 Wantage 19.18 20.11 234 10 Windsor 18.36 17.00 160 11 Wokingham 18.46 17.36 316 Urban Districts ... 18.40 19.27 1,283 Rural Districts 18.21 17.83 2,377 County ... 18.26 18.31 i ! 3,660 The average birth-rate in the County as a whole during the ten years, 1911 to 1920, was only 18.26, whilst the rate in 1921 was 18.31 per 1,000 of population. Of the various Districts, Faringdon Rural shows the highest average rate, i.e., 20.20. * Per 1,000 of Estimated Population. See note p. 8,