[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Wadebridge R.D.C.

  • Wadebridge (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Wadebridge R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I. STATISTICS General Statistics Area in Acres . 88,064 Estimated Mid-Year Population. 15,860 Number of Inhabited Houses . 45948 Rateable Value . £82,876 Product of Penny Rate . £337-5-0 Comparability Factors :— (a) Births . 1.08 (b) Deaths. 0.90 Vital Statistics Live Births Live Births Registered in 1955 Legitimate. Male 107 Female 124 Total 231 Illegitimate. 9 — 9 Total . 116 124 240 Birth Rate per 1,000 population .... .... .... .... .... 15.8 Birth Rate per 1,000 population England and Wales .... 15 Comparable Birth Rate. 17.06 Still Births Three still-births were registered, all female. Infant Deaths Five male children died within the first year of Isfe and all were within the nee-natal period. The causes were prematurity in three and obstetric difficulties in two. Deaths Number of Registered Deaths, 1955 Male Female Total 98 86 184 Crude Death Rate per 1,000 population . 11.6 Death Rate per 1,000 population England and Wales .. . 11.7 Comparable Death Rate . 10.^4