[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Bootle County Borough.

  • Bootle (Lancashire, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Bootle County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Rateable Value of the Borough as at 1st April, 1964, was £2,714,039 The estimated product of a Penny Rate for 1964-65, was ... £10,628 In 1964-65 the General Rate was 9s. lid. in the £ (excluding water rate and charges). The cost of the Health Services during 1964-65 was estimated at £191,080 equivalent to a rate of Is. 5-98d. in the £. Section IV COMPARISON OF STATISTICS WITH THOSE OF PREVIOUS YEARS Population The Census returns from the year 1881 show the population of the Borough as follows:— 1881 27,374 1891 49,217 1901 58,556 1911 69,876 1921 76,487 1931 76,800 1951 74,977 1961 82,773 The Registrar-General’s estimate of the civilian population at mid-year was 83,040. This estimate shows that the population of the Borough in 1964 was 290 less than in the summer of 1963. Marriages The Superintendent Registrar states that the number of marriages during the year was 586 compared with 591 last year. Births During the year 1,904 live births were registered, representing a birth rate of 22-93 per 1,000 of the population, that for England and Wales being 18-4. There were 1,016 male and 888 female births. It will be noted that the birth rate is as usual well above the national rate.