[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Macclesfield (Union) R.D.C.

  • Macclesfield (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Macclesfield (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vital Statistics.—The population of the Macclesfield Rural District at the Census of 19th June, 1921, was 17047. The Registrar General's figures for the purpose of adjustment of the distribution of the non-resident population in certain areas are given as 17,000 for the mid year, and these are used in connection with the statistics of births and deaths. Births.—The total number of Births notified by Registrars during the year was : Males, 182, of whom 2 were illegitimate, Females, 127, of whom 4 were illegitimate, making a total of 259. The Registrar General's figures were Males, 141, of whom 8 were illegitimate, Females, 180, of whom 5 were illegitimate, making a total of 271—an increase of 12 upon the locally compiled returns. I am unable to explain this discrepancy. The Birth Rate for the district with these higher figures is 15*94—a decrease of 8*79 per 1,000 compared with 1920. Some of this decrease is to be accounted for by the fact that the reckoning last year was based upon an estimated population of 15,794, instead of the present figures. Deaths. - The gross total Deaths registered within the district during 1921 amounted to 170, from which have to be deducted 12 deaths of non-residents, and to which 80 deaths of residents - not registered in the district—have to be added : thus giving a total nett number of Deaths of all ages for the year of IBS. The Registrar General’s returns show 187, but this may be accounted for by the exclusion of one death which, although registered in January, 1921, actually occurred on 81st December, 1920. The Death Rate for the year is 11*00, a slight reduction upon the previous year,