[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham (Union) R.D.C.

  • Cheltenham (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1939
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    library gHffliTiaTHiUi RUEj'Jl district GOUITCli.. A IT IT U A L REPORT, 1 9 5'9. C3 F N iCr 1*^/^I i B A B Y A So. the Chairman and Ilemlierg of the Cheltenham RurAI^Pistrict. Council* Hr* Chairman, Ladies & Gentlemen, I beg to submit the Annual Report for the year 1939. The Report itself is abbreviated and retains only essential focatures and such figures as may be necessary for purposes of record and comparision. March. 1941. I am, Mr. Chairman, Ladies & Gcntlomen, Your obedient Servant, Acting Medical Officer of Health. AJL N UAL R E P 0 R T. Section A. STATISTICS ;aiD SOCIAL COl^TDITIOITS OP THE Area in Acres : . 81,490. Registrar General^s Estimate of population for:- (a) Birth Rato. 15,140. (b) Death Kate,,. 15,650. Population Census,' 1931. 15,835. Humber of inhabited houses (end of 1939) according to Rate Books. 5,252. Rateable Value - £90,110.0s .Od . Sum represented by a Id. Rate. .t £356.0s.0d. Social Conditions. Agricultural & Horticult- ural Occupations. BXTIb'.CTS PROM VITAL STATISTICS POR THE YEAR. ! For I .H. Rate. For Birth Rato. Total ! iJlales. Females. Total j Males Females Live : 1 ! . i Births. 229 t 124 : 105 1 * 228 123 ! 105 j Legitim- 1 \ I 1 i ■ { 1 • ....... i ] ate. 220 119 t 101 1 i i 219 ; 118 1 Illegit- 1 = 1 i imate. 9 5 : t ^ 11 9 1 5 V t 1 4 i Birth Pta.tc per 1,000 of the estimated popul?.tion:- 15.06. STILL BIRTHS. Prom the Registrar Genercal's figures, 14 still birth occurred during the year. This is a large figure a,nd would '^ive a I'atc per 1,000 (total live and still births) of 57,6. If these figures are accurate, (they do not agree with the