[Report 1947 / Medical Officer of Health, Hatfield R.D.C.

  • Hatfield (Hertfordshire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947 / Medical Officer of Health, Hatfield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1947 1946 1945 1« Statistics; Rateable Value at 31st December ... ... 175 ,245 170,520 168,440 Inhabited houses at 31st December ... 5 ,572 5,312 5,210 The population figure - mid-year (Registrara General) .#•■ ... ... 22 ,240 21, 420 20,030 Number of deaths from all causes ... 198 198 160 Number of live births: Legitimate 396 383 289 Illegitimate 18 24 20 Number of still births; Legitimate 10 10 8 Illegitimate - to* Number of deaths under Legitimate 16 9 10 one year: Illegitimate 1 1 3 Live birth rate per 1,000 of the population 19.83 19.00 15.42 Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births •. .- 23.58 23.98 25.23 Crude death rate per 1,000 of the poplntn; 8.90 9.25 7.99 Death rato of all infants por 1,000 live births 41.06 24.57 42.07 Death rate of all legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ... ... 40.40 23.49 34.60 Death rate of all illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births • ... 54.44 41.66 150.00 The death rate of all infants for England and Wales was 41.0 Of the 17 infant deaths,* three were due to prematurity, and eight to congenital defects, and not preventable. 2• Diphtheria Immunisation: During the year 230 children under five years, were immunised and 32 children over five years# 169 re-inforcing injections were given during the year.