Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria.

  • Victoria. Commission of Public Health.
Date:
[1953]
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Credit: Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS. POPULATION AT 31st DECEMBER, 1952. Victoria Metropolitan Area SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 2,356,823 1,393,030 VICTORIA, 1952. Division. Number of— Bate per 1,000 of Mean Population.* Infantile Mortality. Marriages. Births. Deaths. Deaths under One Year. Marriages. Births. Deaths Deaths under One Year per 1.000 Births. Greater Melbourne . . 27,133 14,189 612 . . 20-21 10-27 21-91 Remainder of the State 25,805 9,133 586 27-08 9-59 22-71 Victoria 20,220 53,738 23,322 1,198 8-66 23-02 9-99 22-29 * Subject to revision. BIRTHS. The following table shows the birth rates from 1855 to 1952 Period. Average Annual Births. Kate per 1,000 of Population. Period. Average Annual Births. Kate per 1,000 of Population. 1855-59 17,154 38-49 1937 29,731 16-02 1860-64 24,060 43-29 1938 30,344 16-25 1865-69 25,963 39-77 1939 30,493 16-20 1870-79 26,971 34-60 1940 31,962 16-86 1880-89 30,113 31-45 1941 34,406 17-76 1890-99 34,310 29-37 1942 35,927 18-27 1900-09 30,655 24-92 1943 39,117 19-74 1910-19 33,800 24-27 1944 39,358 19-70 1920-29 3o,45 / 21-77 1945 41,200 20-46 1930 .. 33,127 18-55 1946 46,693 22-99 1931 .. 30,332 16-86 1947 47,366 23-06 1932 .. 27,464 15-18 1948 46,099 22-06 1933 .. 28,3 2 15 59 1949 46,873 21-92 1934 .. 27,828 15 20 1950 49,830 22-61 1935 .. 27,8S4 15-16 1951 50,553 22-28 1936 .. 28,883 15-63 1952 53,738 23-02 MARRIAGES. Marriages in Victoria in 1952 numbered 20,220. Period. Marriage Rate per 1,000 of Population. Period. Marriage Rate per 1,000 of Population. 1931 5-66 1942 12-02 1932 6-49 1943 9-26 1933 6-96 1944 8-94 1934 7-57 1945 8-20 1935 8-38 1946 10-54 1936 8-61 1947 9-95 1937 8-74 1948 9-59 1938 9-16 1949 9-38 1939 9-23 1950 9-22 1940 11-76 1951 9-31 1941 10-79 1952 8-66 The 1931 figure is the lowest recorded in the history of the State. The marriage rate of 12-02 per 1,000 of population in 1942 was the highest on record.