[Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Turton Local Board / U.D.C.

  • Turton (England). Local Board.
Date:
1903
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Credit: [Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Turton Local Board / U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    s. J)Y '/ ■ * VtfU* Medical Officer of Health’s Report. The Chairman and Members of the Urban District Council of Turton. Gentlemen, I have the honour of submitting to you my twenty-second Annual Report on the health and sanitary condition of the Urban District of Turton, together with a summary of sanitary work during the year 1903. The various statistics presented to you are based upon a calculated population of 12,452 at the middle period of the year. The total number of births was 254 ; 128 males and 126 females, equal to an annual rate of 20 3. The equivalent County rate for 1902 was 26'85, and the number and rate in your district for the same year were 277 and 22-4 per thousand respectively. The mean rate for the previous 4 years is 21 82. Subjoined is an analytical table in respect of the 4 principal divisions of your district. Popula¬ tion. 1903. 1903. 1902. Total. Rate. M. F. M. F. 1902 1903 1903. 1902. Turton . 6837 68 71 84 73 139 157 20-33 2302 Belmont . 848 11 8 11 11 19 22 22-4 26-2 Edgworth . 2537 23 18 26 24 41 50 161 19-7 Bradshaw . 2230 26 29 26 22 55 48 24-6 21-7 Whole District... 12452 128 126 147 130 254 277 20-39 22-4 It will be seen that the rate has materially diminished in the Turton, Belmont and Edgworth divisions, whilst it has increased in the (3)