[Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1904
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Credit: [Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the population was, therefore, 31.5 in 1904—the lowest on record, as will be seen from the following figures :— Year. Birth-rate. Y ear. Birth-rate. Year. Birth-rate. 1873 ... 40-8 1884 ... 35-9 1895 ... 32-3 1S74 ... 41-2 1885 ... 34-9 1896 .. 32-5 1875 ... 40-6 1886 ... 34-2 1897 ... 332 1876 ... 42-5 1887 ... 33-2 1898 ... S4-0 1877 ... 42-4 1888 ... 32-4 1899 ... 34-3 1878 ... 4]-7 1889 ... 32-7 1900 ... 32-7 1879 ... 40-0 1890 ... 32-1 1901 ... 32-1 1880 ... 38-3 1891 ... 33-8 1902 .. 31-9 1881 ... 37-0 1892 ... 332 1903 ... 31-7 1882 ... 36-8 1S93 ... 32-6 1904 ... 31-5 1883 ... 36-1 1894 ... 31-6 In other large towns the birth-rates for 1904 were as follows :— London... ... ... ... ... 27'9 Liverpool ... ... ... ... 33’7 Manchester ... ... ... .. 31'3 Leeds ... ... ... ... ... 28'0 Sheffield 32-0 Bristol ... ... ... ... ... 26‘7 Bradford 22-1 West Ham ... ... ... .. 32 3 Hull 31-0 Nottingham ... ... ... ... 27 7 Salford 31-8 Newcastle ... ... ... ... 30'5 Leicester ... ... ... ... 26'6 Among the 76 great towns, the birth-rate was highest in Ehondda, 39.8 ; Merthyr Tydfil, 38.1; St. Helens, 37.6 ; Middlesbrough, 36.1; and Wigan, 35.0; and lowest in Bournemouth, 17.1; Hastings, 17.4; Hornsey, 19.9; and Halifax, 20.0. The yearly variations in tht' l)irth-rate in Birmingham are indicated in Chart 1. The mean birth-rates at each of the last census periods in Birmingham, and in England and Wales, are indicated below :— 1870—2 1880-2 1890—2 1900—2 Year 1904 Birmingham. 39 3 37-4 330 32 2 31-5 Knglaml and Wales. 35-3 34-0 30-7 28-6 27-9 In his report for the year 1903, the Begistrar-General points out that the decrease in the birth-rate is even greater than is indicated by such figures as the above, calculated on the total number of the population. He suggests that, for a better estimate of this falling-off, the rate should be calculated on the number of women of child-bearing a.ge—say 15 to 45 years. The figures obtained by this method are as follows :—■ Birth-rates in other large towns. Decline in birth-rate.