[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Pickering U.D.C.

  • Pickering (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Pickering U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Urban District Council of Pickering ANNUAL REPORT of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1946. To the Chairman and Members of the Pickering Urban District Council LADIES & GENTLEMEN, I have the honour to present to you my Report on the health and sanitary conditions of your Area. SECTION A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area The Area of your District is 15,652 acres. The estimated resident Population is 3,846. The number of inhabited houses is 1,217. The Rateable Value is £16,777, which produces a Penny Rate, £70 : 14 : 10 nett; Social Conditions. The inhabitants of the District are mainly occupied in agricultural pursuits. Yital Statistics. Total M F Birth Rate per 1,000 of population 68 39 29 17.7 Live Births f Legitimate 62 36 26 ) i ( Illegitimate 6 3 3 J I Still Births j Legitimate 3 0 3 | 55.5 per 1,000 total Births Live ( Illegitimate 1 0 1 J f and Still Deaths 46 20 26 11.96 per 1,000 of population. Death rate of Infants under one year of age :— All Infants per 1,000 Live Births Total 4 Rate 58.8 Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 1 16.1 Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 3 500.0 No deaths occured from Puerperal Sepsis. No deaths occured from other Puerperal Disease.