[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

  • Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS The Statistics which appear in this report have been compiled from information received from a number of sources throughout the year. The Registrar of Births and Deaths for Ilkeston supplies a weekly return giving details of births and deaths occurring in the area. Notifications of infectious disease are sent in by Medical Practitioners and in cases of Tuberculosis sometimes by the Chest Physicians and Hospital Medical Officers. The notification of suspected cases is most important, for instance in poliomyelitis, food poisoning and dysentery. Telephone communications are much appreciated and can save a great deal of time. Additional information about infectious disease and undiag- nosed illnesses comes from hospitals, school teachers, parents, health visitors and casual conversations. At weekly and quarterly intervals, details regarding infectious disease, births and deaths, are received from the Registrar General. This enables a watch to be kept on any unusually prevalent disease in the County, or surrounding districts or towns. POPULATION The estimated population of the Borough at the 30th of June, 1963, was given by the Registrar General as 35,050. This is an increase of 90 from the estimate made at the same time in 1962. BIRTHS. 563 live births were registered in 1963 .giving a crude birth rate per thousand of the population of 16-6. When adjusted for comparison purposes by the application of the comparability factor of 1-01 the rate is 16-8 which can be compared with a rate of 18-2 for England and Wales. See Summary of Statistics and Table 4. STILLBIRTHS. The 8 stillbirths registered give a rate per thousand births (live and still) of 14-0. This is less than the England and Wales rate of 17-3. INFANT MORTALITY. 11 deaths were recorded in children under the age of one year. These give an infant death rate per thousand live births of 19-5 and can be compared with an England and Wales rate of 20*9. 3 of the deaths occurred in children under one week of age. See Summary of Statistics and Table 4.