[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton Borough.

  • Tipton (England : Parish). Borough Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Tipton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Area (in acres) . ... ... 2,167 Population (1961 census) . • • • • • 38,091 Population (1951 census). ... • »• 39,382 Population (1931 census). ... ... 35,814 Population 1961 (Registrar General’s estimate population). mid-year 38,220 Population I960 (Registrar General’s estimate population). mid-year ... ... 39,200 Number of inhabited houses, 31st December, 1961 . . • ... 10,993 Rateable Value (1st April, 1961) . . • ... £464,512 Sum represented by a penny rate, 1961/62 • • • ... £1,935.324 BIRTHS AND DEATHS Live Births Legitimate Illegitimate Male Female Total 369 309 678 11 13 24 380 322 702 The crude birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population for 1961 is 18.37. The comparability factor provided by the Registrar General (0.89) brings this to a rate of 16.35 per thousand population, which is the standardised birth rate for 1961. The following table shows the births and birth rates in Tipton Borough since 1952. Live Births (Table I) Year 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 I960 1961 Legitimate. 673 716 681 625 681 621 635 597 573 678 Illegitimate. 13 18 14 25 12 19 20 18 12 24 Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population 17.08 18.32 17.66 16.48 17.53 16.15 16.56 15.60 14.92 18.37 The standardised birth rate for Tipton is 16.35 per thousand population, the rate for England and Wales being 17.6 per 1,000.