[Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Wombwell Local Board / U.D.C.

  • Wombwell (England). Local Board of Health.
Date:
1902
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Credit: [Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Wombwell Local Board / U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WOMBWELL, Jan. 1903. To THE Chairman and Members of the Wombwell Urban District Council. Gentlemen, I have again to present you with my Annual Report. As you are aware, the population at the Census 1901, did not come up to our estimation. This necessarily made a differ¬ ence in the Birth and Death-rates of the decade, and I have therefore revised the same, and give you the averages in the Summary of Vital Statistics General. Area of District .. .. .. .. ... .. 3851 Acres. Population of whole district at Census .. .. .. 13,252 Average annual increase of Population during last decade .. .. 231 ,, Population per annum for last decade (middle of year) 12,271 ,, Death-rate ,, ,, >• •• •• •• 18 68 ,, Birth-rate ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, •• •• •• 43'46 ,, Infantile Mortality ,, ,, ,, ,, .. per 1000 births 174 FOR 1902. Rainfall Population estimate, middle of year DEATHS (whole district) » I »• »» Death-rate ,, ,, Zymotic death-rate Phthisis Respiratory ,, Infantile Mortality BIRTHS (whole district) registered »* • » »I It Birth-rate ,, .... 170 - 236 per .. 18-34 .. 13-553 Male 126 Female 110 17-4 per 1000 .. 0'9 ,, ,, .. 0-6 „ ,, 'i-l • • fj ±. ff j , 1000 births registered Male 3231 Female 287) .. 45 0 per 1000 610 WARDS. South East, estimated population, 2884. Births, 143. Deaths, 49. South West, ,, „ 2237. .. 98. 11 34. Central ,, 2465. „ 111. > » 41. North 2727. .. 124. 1» 55. Hemingfield „ 3240. 134. »• 56. Notifications received from all sources • • • • • • • • 78, ,, Rate .. .. .. .. 57 per 1000 of population No. of illegitimate Births .. .. .. .. .. .. 22.