[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster County Borough.

  • Doncaster (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section 1. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. GENERAL STATISTICS. Area (in acres) ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,793 Registrar-General’s estimate of resident popula- tion, 1942 ... ... ... ... ... ... 72,140 Number of inhabited houses (end of 1942) according to rate books 20,798 Rateable value ... ... ... ... ... ... £556,195 Sum represented by a penny rate, 1942/43 (estimated) £2,240 EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS. LIVE BIRTHS. Male- Female. Total. Birth Rate Legitimate . 552 493 1045 per 1,000 estimated Illegitimate . 47 35 82 resident population. 15.62 STILL BIRTHS. Male- Female. Total. Rate per 1,000 total Legitimate . 21 19 40 live and still Births. Illegitimate 2 1 3 36.75 Rate per 1,000 estimated population ... 0.59 DEATHS. Death Rate per 1,000 Male. Female. Total. estimated resident population. 429 331 760 10.53 Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— Rate per 1,000 total Births Deaths. (live and still). Puerperal Sepsis ... 0 0.0 Other Puerperal Causes 1 0.85 1 0.85 Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— All infants per 1,000 live births ... ... 55 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ... ... ... ... ... 50.71 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 109.75 Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... ... ... 0 Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) ... 1 Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)... 5 BIRTH RATE. The total number of live births allocated to the Borough increased to 1,127, giving a rate of 15.62. The rate for the Country as a whole is 15.8 and for the 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns 17.3.