[Report 1917] / Medical Officer of Health, York City.

  • York (England). City Council.
Date:
1917
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Credit: [Report 1917] / Medical Officer of Health, York City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE BIRTH-RATE.—The total number of births notified to me by the Sub-Registrars during the year ending December 31st, 1917, was 1,299, but of these a nett total of twenty-one births has been deducted by the Registrar General (on a system introduced during 1911) as not belonging to the City, the mothers having been brought into the City for child-birth. The nett City total of births for the year was, therefore, 1,278. The nett number of births in 1916 was 1,757. The birth-rate in 1917 was, therefore, only 14*7 per 1,000 living, and was by far the lowest on record. The gross total births were registered in the Sanitary Sub-Districts as follows:— Bootham . 282 Micklegate . 494 W almgate . 523 Nett total males born 653 Registered as: — Nett total females born 625 Legitimate 1,181 Illegitimate 97 (See Table 9 (c) as to previous years.) 11\ FAN TILE VACC 1 RATIOS.— I am indebted to the Vaccination Officer for the following information (the figures for 1917 are not yet available):— The total number of children successfully vaccinated in 1916 was 741 (total births 1,757) ; vaccination was postponed in 111 cases; 2 children were declared insusceptible; there were 602 declarations of “ conscientious objection ” (these are steadily on the increase); 127 died unvaccinated; 193 children were not vaccinated, or left the City unvaccinated. TOTAL MARRIAGES IN YORK. Marriage rate per 1000 of total population. Average for three years. 1911-13 658 York. 158 England & Wales. 15-5 1914 ... ... 702 16-6 159 1915 ... ... 887 « . 21-2 19-3 1916 ... • • • 724 18-7 154 1917 ... 621 15-8 13-8