[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Great Torrington Borough.

  • Torrington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Great Torrington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Borough of Great Torrington. Chief Industries and Occupations. Agricultural. Glove-making. Milk Factory. Cattle-breeding Centre. General Statistics. Area (statute acres) .. • • • ... 3592 Mid-year Population . . . 2828 Number of Inhabited Houses... ... 950 Rateable Value • . • • . • ;^16,077 Product of Penny Rate £65 19s. Od. Vital Statistics. Male Female Total Live Births 14 18 32 Legitimate 14 17 31 Illegitimate — 1 1 Still Births — — — Comparability factor for Births — 1 14 England & Wales Corrected Birth Rate per 1,000 population 12.8 15.: 2 Still Birth Rate per 1,000 population — 24.0 The total number of births which took place in the Borough was 49. The average for the previous 5 years was 76. (The Maternity Department of Torrington Cottage Hospital was closed from mid-July until the end of the year). Of the total births the parents, in 17 cases, were resident outside the Borough. Thirty-four births took place in Torrington Cottage Hospital. Male Female Total Deaths ... ... ... ... 18 33 51 Comparability factor for Deaths — 0.72. England & Wales Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population 12.9 11.3 Deaths under one year of age per 1,000 Live Births 31.3 25.5