[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Camborne U.D.C.

  • Camborne (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1896
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    Hill , g ^ / ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. for THE URBAN SANITARY DISTRICT OF CAMBORNE, CORNWALL, for the year ending the 31st. December 1896. To the Chairman and Members of the Camborne Urban District Council. Gentlemen, I have the pleasure to present to you my report on the Sanitary condition of your District for the year 1896. Calculated on the rates of increase in the population of Camborne between the census of 1881 and that of 1891, the estimated population at the middle of 1896 would be 15,277. But taking into consideration the continued emigration to South Africa, Western Australia, India and other places, I have taken the population of 1891 viz. 14,700, as probably affording a more nearly accurate estimate for calculating the various birth and death rates. Births. During the year 361 births (191 males and 170 females) were registered, giving a birth rate of 24.55 per 1,000 as compared with 31.08 for the previous year. The total number of illegitimate births registered during the year was 12, giving an illegitimate birth rate of 0.81 per 1,000 of the population, and a proportion of 33 to 1,000 births. It is satisfactory to know that this is considerably below the average rate for the country generally. Deaths. During the year 253 deaths (135 males and 118 females) were registered, giving a death rate of 17.21 per 1,000 as compared with 20.61 for the previous year. Natural Increment 108. Of the Deaths 75 were in infants under one year of asre, and were due to the following causes:- Diseases of the Digestive System 18.