[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Lymington Borough.

  • Lymington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Lymington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Residential development throughout the whole of the district is proceeding rapidly, and there is a noticeable influx of light industries, the latter evidently being attracted to the district by the possibility of obtaining labour more easily than in the indust¬ rial areas. The degree of development and popularity of the area is indicated by there having been nearly 900 dwellinghouses erected during the last three years by private enterprise, and in the same period 88 Council houses were built. The number of inhabited houses in the Borough is made up of 8,215 separate dwellings, 394 dwellings attached to business premises, and 217 farm houses and farm cottages. The figures given for separate dwellings include the buildings on Naish Farm Estate which to some extent are used in the summer season only. DETAILS OF THE DISTRICT Area (in acres) ... ... ... ... 13,730 Population ... ... ... ... 24,700 Number of inhabitated houses ... ... * 8,826 Rateable value ... ... ... ... £441,167 Sum represented by a Penny Rate ... £1,600 VITAL STATISTICS Total M F Birth Rate per 1,000 of Live Births 314 155 159 the estimated resi¬ Legitimate 294 147 147 dent population 12.3 Illegitimate 20 8 12 Comparative figure England and Wales 13.65 16.1 Still Births 10 7 3 Rate per 1,000 (live & still births) 31.8 Legitimate 10 7 3 England and Wales 22.4 Illegitimate — — — Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resi¬ Deaths 367 180 187 dent population Comparative figure England and Wales 14.85 10.74 11.5 Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— Deaths Puerperal Sepsis ... ... ... ... Nil Other Puerperal causes ... ... ... ... Nil Death rate of infants under one year of age:— All infants per 1,000 live births ... ... ... 15.9 England and Wales ... ... ... 23.0 Infants under 4 weeks ... ... ... ... 15.9 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ... 17.1 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... ... ... Nil Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... Nil Deaths from Gastro Enteritis (under 2 years of age) ... Nil The chief causes of death were:— Malignant Disease Pneumonia ... 12 of Lung & Bronchus 13 Bronchitis 8 Other Malignant Influenza 3 Diseases ... 50 Vascular Lesions of Coronary Disease Nervous System 61 (Angina) ... 73 Suicide 3 Heart Disease 60 Motor Vehicle Other Circulatory Accidents 4 Diseases ... 20 All other accidents ... 12