[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS Population The following figures show the estimated mid-year population, of the Borough for each year since the census in 1951 and the steady rise wnich has taken place: — 1^51 - .. .. 87,901 (Census) 1952 .. .. .. 87,640 1953 .. .. .. 87,960 1954 . .. 88,650 1955 .. .. .. 89,640 1956 .. .. .. 90,720 1957 .. .. .. 93,050 1958 .. .. .. 93,380 1959 .. .. .. 93,590 1960 .. .. .. 93,780 1961 .. .. 96,041 (Census) 1962 .. .. .. 97,050 The adult male population n this country can be classified for statistical purposes into five main groups by occupation. The numbers of each group in every thousand of the population in West Bromwich, compared with the average for England and Wales as a whole, are as follows: — Census 1951 West Bromwich England and Wales Professional occupations 14 33 Intermediate occupations 92 150 Skilled occupations 591 527 Partly skilled occupations 148 162 Unskilled occupations 155 128 The position as elicited by the new census in 1961 is not yet available. Births There were 1,854 live births during the year to residents of West Bromwich compared with 1,817 in 1961. Of the births to West Bromwich residents 807 occurred at home which represents 43% of the total. The remaining 57% took place in hospital and this proportion is the same os in the previous year.