[Report 1892] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1892
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Credit: [Report 1892] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Birmingham has the advantage of a high situation, its Elevation most elevated part being 679 feet, and its lowest 261 feet above Geological sea level. It is, moreover, built on an undulating site, and positlon- stands for the most part on a porous soil, of a sandy or gravelly nature. A somewhat unfortunate result of the recent extension of f^rgedSCHy the City is that the statistics relating to the area now included within its boundary are, of course, not strictly comparable with those that apply to the smaller area of the old City, and hence a serious break unavoidably occurs in my statistical records. I have, however, obtained from the Medical Officers of Health for the annexed districts, sufficient information to enable me to calculate the Birth-rates, Death-rates, and Zymotic Death- rates recorded during the six years 1886-91, in the entire area which now forms the City ; and these rates, with the figures upon which they are based, are given in the present report. I am unable, however, to give statistics relating to the enlarged City for any year prior to 1886. MARRIAGES. The number of Marriages recorded in the city during 1892 Marnages- was 4,322* equal to a marriage-rate of 17'9 per thousand Marriage-rate, persons living. BIRTHS. The Births registered during 1892 numbered 16,026, and Births- comprised those of 8,074 males and 7,952 females. This is a rather smaller number than that for 1891, which was 16,166. Birth-rate- The Birth-rate for the past year is 33'2 per 1,000 persons living, or '6 lower than that for 1891. The Births and Birth-rates for the past seven years are as follows : — Number of Births. Birth-rate per 1,000 persons living. 1836 15,622 34-2 1887 15,315 332 1888 15,076 32-4 1889 15,357 327 1890 15,487* 32T 1891 16,166 33-8 1892 16,026 * 53 weeks. 332 The Birth-rates for the ten largest English towns during Birth-rates ii 1892 are as follows ten large tow 38 large Towns 319 London • • • 30-9 Liverpool ... 347 . Manchester 337 Birmingham ... 33’2 Leeds ... 33 5 Sheffield 353 Bristol... 29-6 Bradford ... , , , 27-2 West Ham 37-0 Nottingham 294