[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Wellingborough R.D.C.

  • Wellingborough (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Wellingborough R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1. POPULATION—The Registrar General’s mid-year estimate of population i.e., 30th June, 1967, is 14,780. The corresponding figure for 1966 was 14,380, giving an increase in population of 400 in the 12 months. By subtracting the Natural increase, i.e. a figure which represents the excess of births over deaths and the value of which for the current year is 138, from the overall increase in population we arrive at the figure of 262 and this number gives the total amount of immigration into the district during the year. The Density of Population is 2.2 persons per acre and the Housing Factor is 2.6 persons per house. 2. BIRTHS—There were 280 live births in 1967 which is an increase of 21 in the number registered for the previous year. This gives a Crude Birth Rate of 18.9 per 1,000 population. The corresponding figure for 1966 was 17.32. It will be apparent that the Birth Rate and Death Rate in any place is influenced by the age and sex distribution of the population so that in order that more exact comparisons can be made between one area and another the actual Rate is multiplied by a number called the Compara¬ bility Factor, the result being known as the Adjusted, or Corrected Rate. These Comparability Factors are supplied by the Registrar General and are based on the age and sex distribution as shown by the Census. For Wellingborough Rural District the Birth Rate Comparability Factor is 1.10 and the Corrected Birth Rate standardised on the basis of age and sex composition therefore gives an Adjusted Rate of 20.79. The Adjusted Birth Rate of 20.79 compares with 19.05 for 1966 and the Provisional Crude Rate for England and Wales of 17.2. 3. DEATHS—There were 142 deaths from all causes in 1967. The figure for last year was 173 and the corresponding Crude Death Rates are 9.60 and 12.03. In the same as described in the case of 2. Births above, the Death Rate is standardised by the use of a further Comparability Factor. Its value for the Wellingborough Rural District is 0.95 and the Adjusted Death Rate corrected by means of this calculation is found to be 9.1. The provisional Crude Rate for England and Wales as a whole is reckoned by the Registrar General to be 11.2. Reference to page 9 and Table No. 1 in Section H will show the total number of deaths classed to 36 clauses. 4. INFANT MORTALITY—The number of infants dying in the first year of life is 4 and this gives an Infant Mortality Rate of 14.0 per 1,000 live births. The corresponding figure for 1966 was 19.30 and the provisional rate for England and Wales as a whole is 18.3. The majority of these infant deaths, it will be seen from the accompanying table, occurred in the first month. This method of expression is referred to as the Neonatal Mortality, and the rate for 1967 is 14.0 per 1,000 live births. The current rate for England and Wales is 12.5.