[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull U.D.C.

  • Aspull (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    f) GENERAL STATISTICS. The area of the Township is 1,906 acres. Its population in 1922 was 8,136. The estimated population for 1923 is 8,217. The number of inhabited houses is 1,670, containing 6,627 rooms. Number of families or separate occupiers 1,806. Rateable value of the Township is £23,733 10s. Od., and a penny rate represents the sum of £78. VITAL STATISTICS. (a) BIRTHS.—^The total number of births occurring in the district was 188, giving a birth-rate of 22.8 per 1,000 of the popu- lation. Last year’s figure was 22.4, and the average for the past ten years was 26.6, so that the present figures shows a decline in the birth-rate. Of these births 96 were males, 92 females, 11 were illegiti- mate, 6 males and 5 females. (b) DEATHS.—^The total number of deaths belonging to the district was 85. Of these* 43 were males and 42 were females. Details of these deaths are as follows;— Males. Females. Whooping Cough — 1 Diphtheria — 1 Influenza 4 1 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system 1 — Other Tuberculosus diseases — 1 Cancer, malignant disease 4 3 Rheumatic Fever 1 '— Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc 3 2 Heart Disease 2 5 Arterio-Sclerosis 2 — Bronchitis 5 3 Pneumonia (all forms) 6 6