[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1961 COUNTY BOROUGH OF WEST BROMWICH The County Borough of West Bromwich is situated in South Staffordshire- and is a manufacturing town principally engaged in foundry work and allied industries. The town has a number of residents who originally came from Asian and West Indian countries- Elevation above sea level 347 ft to 569 ft Geological formation Sandy sub-soil and prevalence ofTiard sandstone rock. Rainfall (inches) 26.66 Area in acres (land and inland water) 7,172 Population per acre 13.37 New Houses certified including flats, 1961 629 Estimated number of houses in the Borough as at 31st December, 1961 27,486 Rateable value at the 1st April, 1961 £1,245,334 Rate at Id in the £ estimated to produce £5,200 VITAL STATISTICS Population (Census 1951) 87,901 Population (Census 1961) 95,912 Population (estimated civilian population mid 1961) 95,930 Live births 1,817 Live birth rate (per 1,000 population) 18.9 Live birth rate (per 1,000 population) corrected 17.4 Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births 5.8 Stillbirths 41 Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 live and stillbirths) 22.1 Total live and stillbirths 1858 Infant deaths 49 Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 27.0