[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.

  • Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RECENT POPULATION CHANGES IN THE BOROUGH According to the Registrar General's estimated figure for mid 1972, an increase of 200 is recorded. Deaths again exceed births, this year by 1,140. Migration of 1,340 persons presumably accounting for the change. The figures below outline the trend in population, births and deaths from the year 1957 to date. Change in Population Change in Midyear Population Population due to births and Population ^ Registrar General's change deaths only to Year Estimated Figure during year during year migration 1957 145,600 - 900 - 629 - 271 1958 144,500 -1,100 - 743 - 357 1959 143,600 - 900 - 657 - 243 1960 143,530 - 70 - 556 + 486 1961 150,000 + 6,470 - 702 + 7,172 1962 151,250 + 1,250 - 671 + 1,921 1963 151,000 - 250 - 498 + 248 1964 150,030 - 970 - 552 - 418 1965 150,440 + 410 - 631 + 1,041 1966 151,300 + 860 - 670 + 1,530 1967 151,510 + 210 - 668 + 878 1968 147,850 -3,660 - 890 -2,770 1969 146,700 -1,150 - 934 - 216 1970 150,000 + 3,300 - 978 + 4,278 1971 149,770 - 230 - 842 + 612 1972 149,970 + 200 —1,140 + 1,340 DEATHS Male Female Total Deaths 1,333 1,364 2,697 Death Rate (Crude) per 1,000 population 17.98 Death Rate (Standardised) per 1,000 pop. 12.95 Death Rate for England and Wales 12.1 The percentages of deaths in various age groups with corresponding figures for previous yearh are shown below:— AGE 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 Under 12 months 1 67 2 05 179 2 07 1 75 1 87 2 54 1 83 1 69 176 188 V40 ■91 1 51 75 I2J 1 year and under 5 years 13 ■16 ■29 21 43 ■15 12 ■38 46 23 27 26 37 •15 ■02 0.3 5 years and under 15 years 34 ■29 ■17 12 17 22 27 23 08 08 23 ■15 16 •26 28 0.3t 15 yrs. and under 65 years 27 64 26 49 25 58 25 94 25 69 24 54 23 58 25 08 25 16 24 93 23 91 22 74 21 94 22 47 22 80 21.S 'S years and over 75 years and over '5 years and over 70 22 71 01 72 17 71 66 71 96 31 03 31 07 11 12 30 65 31 32 11 52 30 95 32 83 8 70 31 77 31 31 9 53 28 45 32 35 12 20 30 38 32 94 10 39 30 71 35 46 9 28 31 55 34 9 10 06 29 91 34.31 11 39 30 05 34.48 11 62 30.5 30.9 I'.O