[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Dartford Borough.

  • Dartford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Dartford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, 1930-1934. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Population (Registrar General’s estimated figure). 27,660 (1929) 29,290 29,260 30,210 31,440 Births 423 429 468 428 436 Birth Rate 15.-29 14.64 15.65 14.16 13.86 Still-births 10 8 7 12 14 Birth Rate (England & Wales). 16.3 15.8 15.3 14.4 14.8 Deaths 227 246 283 283 288 Death Rate 8.206 8.39 9.6 9.36 9.16 Death Rate (England & Wales) 11.4 12.3 11.8 12.3 11.8 Deaths of infants under 1 year 16 16 23 18 31 Infantile Death Rate 35.46 37.29 .60.2 42.05 71.1 Infantile Death Rate (England & Wales) 60 66 65 64 59 NURSING ARRANGEMENTS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE DISTRICT. [A) HOME NURSING. The Dartford District Nursing Association, supported by voluntary con- tributions, maintains three District Nurses. The Council make a grant to this Association and in return the services of the Nurses are available for the home nursing of cases of Measles, Whooping Cough and cases referred by the Child Welfare Clinic.