[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Abingdon and Faringdon Districts Joint Public Health Committee (Abingdon Borough, Abingdon R.D.C., Faringdon R.D.C.).

  • Abingdon and Faringdon Districts. Joint Public Health Committee.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Abingdon and Faringdon Districts Joint Public Health Committee (Abingdon Borough, Abingdon R.D.C., Faringdon R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS In this first section are collected the various tables which summarize the vital statistics of the three Authorities grouped together. It is followed by sections which deal separately with matters affecting the health of each Authority. All figures in brackets refer to 1959. AREA AND POPULATION The following table gives the area of each district with the estimated population at the middle of 1960. It shows that the population densities of the Abingdon Borough and Faringdon Rural District are very close to the national averages for England and Wales. Abingdon Rural District, however, has a density over three times that of the average Rural District, only one-third of this excess being due to the parishes which are on the outskirts of Oxford, namely, Cumnor, North Hinksey and Kennington. District Area in Acres Est. Mid- 1960 Pop. Increase on 1959 Persons per acre Abingdon Borough 1,754 13,910 280 7.90 Abingdon Rural District 41,185 31,520 1,370 0.76 Faringdon Rural District 55.726 13,850 320 0.25 Totals 98,665 59,280 1,970 0.60 BIRTHS AND DEATHS The following table shows the totals of Births and Deaths and the ‘cor- rected’ rates per 1,000 of Population. ‘Corrected’ rates are those which take due account of the actual age and sex composition of each area by being multiplied by the ‘comparability factor’ supplied by the Registrar General. They may then be fairly compared with those of the nation as a whole, or with the corrected rates of any other area. The factors for Births and Deaths are as follows: Abingdon Borough 0.91: 1.24; Abingdon Rural District 0.98: 1.33; and Faringdon Rural District 1.03: 1.11. District Births Birth rate Deaths per 1000 of Pop. Death rate per 1000 of Pop. Abingdon Borough 276 (282) 18.1 123 (121) 11.0 Abingdon Rural District 663 (657) 20.6 244 (220) 10.3 Faringdon Rural District 319 (265) 23.7 121 (125) 9.7 Totals 1258(1204) 20.8(20.5) 488 (466) 10.3(10.3) England and Wales 17.1(16.5) 11.5(11.6) INFANT MORTALITY Deaths of Infants Live Infant Mortality District under 1 year Births per 1000 live births Abingdon Borough 3 273 11.0 Abingdon Rural District 13 651 19.8 Faringdon Rural District 13 311 41.5 Totals 29 (25) 1235 (1175) 23.5 (21.2) England and Wales 21.7 (22.0)