[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Stockton-on-Tees Borough.

  • Stockton-on-Tees (Durham, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Stockton-on-Tees Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION A—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area (in acres)—Land and Inland Water ... 5,465 statute acres. Population—At Census 1931 ... ... ... 67,724 Estimate of resident population by Registrar General, June 1932 ... ... 67,460 Number of inhabited houses (end of 1932) according to the Rate Books ... ... ... ... ... 15,388 Rateable value of the Borough ... ... ... ^296,265 Sum represented by penny rate ... ... 1,144 11s. 8d. Social Conditions. The social conditions of the Town are referred to at some length in the introduction to this report. There is one matter to which I should like to refer here as it is a direct contribution to the health of a section of the population. I refer to the Mayor’s Committee for the help of the unemployed and in particular to the efforts of that Committee to provide allotments for the unemployed. Nearly 250 have been established upon full- sized allotments and the produce which they will reap as a result of their labour constitutes a valuable addition to the food supply of their families. The movement deserves encouragement and help. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. Live Births :■— Rate per 1000 of population No. Males Females 1932 1931 Legitimate 1276 652 624 18-91 18-99 Illegitimate 62 31 31 092 093 Totals 1338 683 655 19-83 19-92 Still-births :— Rate per 1000 Total Births. 1932 1931 No. 53 Males 31 Females 22 38T0 30-58