[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'L’he following figures relate to Consett TTi-baii Disti ict:— Rate per 1,000 (Live Deaths from Puerperal Causes. Deaths and Still) Births No. 30 Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion ... ... .. 1 1.4 Deathrate of Infants under 1 year of age:— All Infants per 1,000 Live Births ... Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Births Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Births Deaths from Cancer (all ages) Deaths from Measles Deaths fi om Whooping Cough Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under2yrs.) ... Population estimated by the Registrar Genei’al 1951 ■ ... 34.9 35.5 0.00 71 Nil Nil 1 39,020 Population The Registrar General’s estimate of the ])opulation for mid-year 1951 was 39,020. This shows a decrease on last year’s })opulatiou which was 39,456. The figures for the last ten years are given in the following table:— Year 1942 1943 1944 194.5 I94B 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Popula- tion 36.210 35.320 35.050 35,310 36,760 37,040 38.820 38,900 39,130 39,020 Birth.s, Birthrate, Etc. The birthrate for 1951 was 16.8 per 1,000 population compared with 15.5 for England and Wales and 17.5 for the Administrative County. The following table gives the births and birthrates for’ the past ten years:- Year 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Birtlis 671 602 732 694 751 780 737 708 684 659 Kate 1 8.5 17.0 20.8 19.6 20.4 21.0 18.9 18.2 17.4 16.8 Sex Distribution of Births There were 334 male and 325 female births, the ratio being 1,000 males to 973 females. Deaths, Deathrates, Etc. There weie 435 fleaths in 1951 compared with 482 last yeai-. The deathrate was 11.1 per IOOO population and the rate for England and Wales w^as 12.5. The Administrative County rate was