[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough.

  • Berwick-upon-Tweed (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sections A. & F.—STATISTICS & GENERAL CONDITIONS General Statistics. Area—7,156 acres Population—1931 census, 12,299. (1921 census, 12,985.) R.G. est., mid-year 1946—11,420, No. of Inhabited Houses—3519. Rateable Value—^72,008 (as at 31st March, 1946). Sum rep. by Id. rate—£290 Do, VITAL STATISTICS. Extracts from Vital Statistics. BIRTHS. Males. Females. Total. Legitimate 117 98 215 Illegitimate 13 11 24 (Reg.-Gen.) Totals 130 109 239 Rate 20.93 DEATHS. M. F. Total Rate (Registrar-General) 77 79 156 13.66 Deduct 5 deaths (see pp. 5 & 6) 74 77 151 13.13 Number of Women dying in consequence of Child-birth—Nil. Do. from Sepsis ... ... Nil Do. from other causes ... Nil. Deaths of Infants under 1 year— Males Females Total. Per 1000 Legitimate ... ... 6 2 Illegitimate ... ... 2 - 2) Deaths from Measles (all ages) — — — — Do. Whooping Cough — — — — Do. Diphtheria — — — — Do. Diarrhoea — — - — — Do. Scarlet Fever — — — __ Do Tuberculosis (Pul.) 6 3 9 0.79 Do. do. (Non-Pul.) 1 3 , y4 ■ yO.35