[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Caistor (Union) R.D.C.

  • Caistor (England : Rural district). Rural District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Caistor (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL AND GENERAL STATISTICS The estimated population according to the Registrar General was 13,900 which shows a reduction of 50 on the previous year. These figures include the non-civilian population at Binbrook Aerodrome in the parish of Stainton-le-Vale. Only 5 infants under one year of age died giving the second lowest mortality rate since 1942. The Caistor Rural District consists of 40 parishes and covers an area of 119,992 acres. Apart from a few minor industries and ironstone mining in Nettleton Parish the district is entirely agricultural. Population 1921 Census 12,670 Population 1931 Census ... ... 12,648 Population estimated 1950 (including about 1,100 non civilians) ... 13,900 Habitable Houses (approximately) ... 3,914 The rateable value of the District on the 1st April, 1950, was £42,502 and the product of the penny rate £174 10s. 7d. for the year ending 31st March, 1951. EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1950. For England & Wales Total Live Births 215 Total Illegitimate Live Births Birth rate per 1,000 estimated resident 15 population mid 1950 ... 15.5 15.8 Total Deaths 149 Death rate per 1,000 estimated population 10.7 11.6 Deaths of Infants under one year of age 5 DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE For England All Infants per per 1,000 live births ... 23.2 and of Legitimate infants per 1,000 legiti- mate births ... ... ... ... 25 Deaths of illegitimate infants ... ... Nil Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 24 Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil Deaths from Puerperal causes ... ... Nil 4 & Wales 29.8