[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Horwich U.D.C.

  • Horwich (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Horwich U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area (Acres), 3254. Population, Census 1931, 15680. Estimated 1944, 14730. Number of inhabited houses (end of 1944), according to Rate Books, 4950. Rateable Value, £76,389. Sum represented by a penny rate, £301. Social Conditions:—No change. Vital Statistics.— The population of the Urban District of Horwich for mid 1944 as estimated by the Registrar General is 14730. The rates are calculated on 14730. Total. Males Females. Births (legitimate) 251 116 135 Births (illegitimate) 5 3 2 m Total 256 119 137 Birth Rate 17*3 per 1,000. Still Births (legitimate) 8 4 4 Still Births (illegitimate) 0 0 0 Total 8 4 4 Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births, 30. Deaths .. 175 105 70 Crude Death Rate 1T8 per 1,000. Deaths from Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis nil. Deaths from other Maternal causes ... ... 1 Death Rate per 1,000 Total (live and still) Births 3*78.