[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Death rate of infants under one year:— All infants per 1,000 live births 44.0 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ... 42.1 Illegitimate infants per 1.000 illegitimate live births 61.7 Neo-natal death-rate per 1.000 live births 23.8 Still birth-rate per 1,000 births 24.0 Inquests held—55. Uncertified deaths—40. Deaths in institutions — 346 (including 28 in institutions outside the Borough. This is equivalent to 35.3% of all deaths compared with 34% in 1939 and 34.1% in 1940). TABLE I. Comparable Table of Vital Statistics, 1930—1949. Birth-Rate* Death-Rate* Infant Mortality* Year Estimated Population. Dar- lington England & Wales Dar- lington England & Wales Dar- lingto England & Wales 1930 72,380 16.8 16.3 11.5 11.4 76 60 1931 72,750 15.3 15.8 12.5 12.3 73 66 1932 72,820 15.6 15.3 11.2 12.0 67 65 1933 73,340 13.8 14.4 12.0 12.3 67 65 1934 74,550 14.8 14.6 10.8 11.8 60 59 1935 75,300 14.8 14.7 12.2 11.7 59 57 1936 75,500 15.5 14.8 12.7 12.1 58 59 1937 75.620 15.1 14.9 12.9 12.4 58 58 1938 75,930 15.8 15.1 12.9 11.6 56 53 1939 76,900 16.8 15.0 12.5 12.1 56 50 1940 77,720 16.3 14.6 13.9 14.3 58 55 1941 80,010 16.4 14.2 12.4 12.9 54 59 1942 i 78,880 15.7 15.8 12.1 11.6 59 49 1943 77,400 16.0 16.5 13.5 12.1 53 49 1944 77,640 19.8 17.6 12.5 11.6 42 46 1945 1 78,280 17.5 16.1 12.4 11.4 40 46 1946 82,710 19.6 19.1 11.9 11.5 40 43 1947 1 83,600 20.6 20.5 12.5 12.0 38 41 1948 84,000 18.4 17.9 11.6 10.8 32 34 1949 84,830 16.3 16.7 11.5 11.7 44 32 * Bate Per Thousand The following Tables provide further information relating to the cause and place of deaths in the Borough and to the special incidence of mortality among infants under 1 year of age and among children aged 1 and over and under 15 years of age.