[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Godalming Borough.

  • Godalming (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Godalming Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births— Total Leg'itimate Illegitimate Total. ... 184 ... 176 8 M. 105 102 3 F. 79 TJ1 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident popula- tion, 12.45. Still Births— Legitimate Illegitimate 9 4 5 - ' Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 46.63. Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population, . 0.60. Deaths ... 182 89 03 ' Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident popula- tion, 12.32. Deaths from Puerperal causes : Nil. Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age :— All infants per 1,000 live births ... ... ... 21.73 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 22.72 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil Deaths from Cancer (all ages) ... ... ■... ... 29 Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... ... .... Nil Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... Nil Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) ... Nil The Birth Rate for 1949 again shews a fall, and it is a very considerable drop from 15.29 in 1948 to 12.45 for 1949. It is very much lower than the birth rates of England and Wales and the larger and smaller towns. The population has cer- tainly fallen but only by 70 persons, quite insufficient to account for such a low figure. It would appear that this fall is asso- ciated with that generally ascribed to deliberate family limita- tion, this due to lack of houses and economic conditions. It is certainly true that when a young couple does obtain separate accommodation, house or flat, a child frequently appears in due course. So we must persevere with our housing pro- gramme if we want to keep up the population of the Borough.