[Report 1916] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council.
Date:
1916
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Credit: [Report 1916] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL. REPORT for the Year 1916, by the Acting County Medical Officer. The Administrative County of West Sussex comprises 8 Urban Districts, of which 3 are Municipal Boroughs, 8 Rural Districts and 2 Port Sanitary Authorities, the total area being approximately 620 square miles. POPULATION. The population of the Administrative County for the year 1916 is estimated by the Registrar- General to be as follows :— Estimated f >opulation for Birth Rate. I)eath Rate. LTrban Districts Rural Districts 82583 90092 75902 82804 Total Administrative County ... 172675 158706 The calculations of the various rates given in this report are based on these figures. VITAL STATISTICS, 1916. The following Table shows the estimated population, birth and death rates of the various Sanitary Districts in the County :— TABLE I.—VITAL STATISTICS. Sanitary District. Population estimated by Registrar-General for 1916- C/3 Jq V* m 6 K <D -M cd . 6j§ Tj -*-» C/3 rC +■> flj Q £ cd is under year. k £j2 g U -y 2 IS Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Death Rate,) For Birth Rate. For Death Rate. 0 d £ rC 4-> 1-4 s Z* U Wen jv W HH 0 d £ 4-> c5 <D Q -4-* 4) Q 9 >, 0 42 -M O ^ — 0 1-142 M Urban Districts— Arundel_ 2646 2432 38 14-3 3 • 36 13-9 2 52 2.0 Bognor ... 8248 7581 121 14-6 9 92 n-4 3 25 0.7 Chichester 10839 9962 225 23-5 20 172 17-2 16 7i i-5 Horsham III39 IO237 218 19-5 22 183 17-8 17 78 I-Q Littlehampton 8653 7953 162 18-7 8 101 12-6 8 49 II Shoreham-by-Sea ... 6048 5559 122 21-6 5 75 14-5 13 79 o-8 Southwick 4800 4412 102 21-2 6 68 i5-4 8 78 i-5 Worthing 30210 27766 468 15-5 37 418 15-0 3i 66 1-2 Total Urban Districts 82583 75902 1456 17-6 no 1145 15-0 98 67 1-3 Rural Districts— East Preston 6893 6335 IOO 14-5 8 80 12-6 13 130 1-4 Horsham 20525 18865 319 i5-5 23 227 12-0 19 59 1-i Midhurst I44I3 13247 245 18-9 13 197 14-8 24 97 1-4 Petworth 8510 7822 143 16-8 11 88 II-2 4 27 o-8 Steyning West 8612 7915 144 16-7 8 112 I4-I 5 44 i-6 Thakeham 8084 7430 132 16-3 7 72 9-6 4 30 0-4 Westbourne 8595 7900 159 18-4 7 104 I3’1 12 75 o-7 Westhampnett 14460 13290 264 18-2 12 186 13-9 7 26 1-2 Total Rural Districts 90092 82804 1506 16-7 89 1066 12-8 88 58 I-I Administrative County 172675 158706 2962 17-15 199 2211 13-93 186 63 1-2 BIRTHS. During the year the births of 2,962 children were registered, which is equivalent to a birth¬ rate of 17-15 per 1,000 population as compared with i6-ii in 1915. There was a -birth-rate of 16-71 per 1,000 in the Rural Districts as compared with 17-63 in the Urban Districts. The birth-rate in England and Wales in 1916 was 20-9, and for the South of England 20-0.