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

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

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    STATISTICS OF THE AREA As at 31st December, 1954 Area in Acres - - - - - 5,180 Population—Registrar General’s estimate, mid- 1954 ------ 19,320 Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate Books) ------ 5,712 (As at 1 /4 /55) Rateable Value (Estimated April, 1954) - £160,843 Product of Penny Rate (Estimated 1954/1955) £661 SOCIAL CONDITIONS The character of the district is chiefly industrial and residential. It is conveniently situated on various important lines of communication and in pleasant surroundings. The Town is the shopping and market centre for a large rural area, other towns being 16 to 18 miles distant. The chief industries in the Borough include several factories engaged in motor and agricultural engineering, aircraft instruments, textile trades, leather and chemical works. There are also vegetable and flower nurseries. During the last few years there has been a fairly rapid increase in population which is largely immigrant. VITAL STATISTICS Male Live Births—Legitimate - 171 Illegitimate - 9 Female 158 5 Total 329 14 1953 286 13 1952 291 13 Totals 343 299 304 Birth rate per thousand total population (corrected) - - - - 17.7 16,56 17.6 Average for England and Wales - 15.2 15.5 15.3 DEATHS Male From all causes - - 81 Female 64 Total 145 1953 155 1952 175 Death rate per thousand total population (corrected) - . - - 7.1 8.3 9.8 Average for England and Wales - 11.3 11.4 11.3