[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashby Woulds U.D.C.

  • Ashby Woulds (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashby Woulds U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (1) GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area 2,399 acres Population (Registrar General's Estimate) 3,168 Number of Inhabited Houses at end of 1947 893 Rateable Value £15,525 Sum represented by a penny rate ...... £ 58 The chief Industries of the District are: Engineering, Agriculture, Coalmining, Earthenware and Brickmaking. There are no Military Establishments now. No industry was noted as having an injurious effect on the health of the District. There are three recreation grounds with an acreage of 12J acres in the Urban District. (2) VITAL STATISTICS. Male Female Total Live Births—Legitimate 34 38 72 Illegitimate — — — Total 34 38 72 Birth Rate—22.7 per 1,000 population. England and Wales Birth Rate—20.5 per 1,000 population. Male Female Total Still Births—Legitimate 1 — 1 Illegitimate — — — Total 1 — 1 Still Birth Rate—.31 per 1,000 population. England and Wales Still Birth Rate—.50 per 1,000 population. Deaths. Male Female Total 20 21 41 Death Rate per 1,000 of population—12.9. England and Wales Death Rate—12.0 per 1,000 population.