[Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C.

  • Halifax (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1904
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Credit: [Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BIRTHS Number 132. Birth-rate 2o-3, Of these 132 Births, 70 were males and 62 females. I here were no illegitimate births. The Birth-rate is the lowest ever recorded in your district. This persistent decline is by no means confined to this area, as the rate for England and Wales during 1904 was 27^9, and is also the smallest recorded. In England and Wales less 218 townsit was 26-8. The following table gives the number of births for 1904, and the four preceding years in the several parishes. DISTRICT. 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Average for years 1 goo to 1903 Clifton +3 57 5« 62 56 58 Fixby 7 7 9 12 9 9 Hartshead ... 30 23 26 H 28 23 Norland 29 40 34 42 29 36 Norwood G. & Coley 14 9 8 21 11 12 Upper Greetland ... 9 10 11 9 13 11 Total ... 132 146 146 160 146 149 The Birth-fates for the various districts were as follows:— Clifton ... ••• ••• i6-8 Norland ... ... ••• 232 Fixby ... •• 16.6 Norwood Green and Coley i5'9 Hartshead Upper Greetland 20-9 From these figures it will be seen that Hartshead has the highest Birth-rate, and Norwood Green and Coley the lowest.