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

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

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    Area (in acres) . Population (1931 census) . Population (1951 census) . Population 1952 (Registrar General’s estimate). Population 1953( Registrar General’s estimate mid-yearpopulation) Population I954( RegistrarGeneral’s estimate mid-yearpopulation) No. of inhabited houses, 31st December, 1954 . No. of separate families . Rateable Value (31st March, 1954) . Sum represented by a penny rate (31st March, 1954). 2,167 35,814 39,382 39,360 39,250 39,350 10,627 11,310 £158,333 £623 It will be seen that the Registrar General’s estimate of the mid-year population for 1954 has risen by 100 on last year (1953). The natural increase of population in 1954, that is the excess of births over deaths, was 302. It is therefore reasonable to estimate an increased population, although I consider that the estimated increase is rather on the low side. BIRTHS AND DEATHS. Live Births. Legitimate Illegitimate Male. Female Total. 347 334 681 6 8 14 353 342 695 The crude birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population for 1954 is 17.66. The comparability factor provided by the Registrar General (.89) brings this to a rate of 15.72 per thousand population, which is the standardised birth rate for 1954. The following table shows the births and birth rates in Tipton Borough since 1945. Live Births (Table I) Year 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Legitimate 722 790 839 786 735 675 711 673 716 681 Illegitimate 23 18 26 20 26 25 12 13 18 14 Birth Rate per 1,0C0 estimated resident population 20.72 21.57 22.65 20.87 19.56 17.82 18.01 17.08 18.32 17.66 Compared with the provisional rate for England and Wales, viz.: 15.2 per thousand, Tipton’s birth rate is favourable.