[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Godmanchester Borough.

  • Godmanchester (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Godmanchester Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area ... ... ... ... 4,956 acres. Estimated Population (Mid. 1939) ... 2,122 (Mid. 1938) ... 2,025 Number of Inhabited Houses, end of 1939 ... ... ... ... 647 Rateable Value ... ... ... £7,702 Value of Penny Rate ... ... £31 Os. 2d. During the course of 1939 no radical change took place in the industry of the district which is chiefly connected with agricultural activities. In addition there is one factory engaged in the manufacture of hosiery products and another in the manufacture of cereal foods. Vital Statistics. Live Births Legitimate Illegitimate Total 28 2 M. 19 I F. 9 1 Birth Rate per 1.000 of the estimated resident popula- tion 14’8. 30 Still Births ... — — — Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — Deaths 21 9 12 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident popu- lation 9*8 Death Rate Adjusted 7*7. Deaths from Puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar General's Short List) Rate per 1000 Total Deaths. (Live and Still) Births. No. 29 Puerperal sepsis No. 30 Other puerperal causes Total