[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Palatine of Chester / Cheshire County Council.

  • Cheshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Palatine of Chester / Cheshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section II.—Births and Deaths. Births. The total number of births registered in the Administra- tive County during 1920 was 14,076, equal to a birth-rate of 22.6 per 1,000 of the estimated population. This is a great increase from last year, when the number of births was only 9,999, giving a rate of 16.9. Comparative statistics are :— England and Wales ... 25-4 96 Great Towns ... 26-2 148 Smaller Towns ... 24-9 London 26’5 There were 4,076 more births in Cheshire in 1920 than for the previous year. The highest birth-rates were :— Higher Bebington U.D. ... 33-5 Ellesmere Port U.D. ... 33*4 Nestoii and Parkgate U.D. ... 31-5 Runcorn U.D. ... 29-3 Dukinfield M.B. ... 28-4 Middlewich U.D. ... 28-2 Nantwich U.D. ... 27-7 Sai dbach U.D. ... 27-4 The lowest were :— Bowdon U.D ... 148 Disley R.D. ... ... 15-0 Hale U.D. .. 16-1 Hoylake and West Kirby ... ... 17-3 Bucklow R.D, ... 17-3 The total number of iUegitimate births was 660, that is 4.7 per cent, of the total. This figure shews a marked increase on that for the previous year when the total number of ille- gitimate births was 686. The greater number of these illegitimate births occurred in the following districts. viz. :— No. Altrincham U.D. ... 22 Crewe M.B. ... ... 41 Dukinfield M.B. ... 30 Hyde M.B. ... ... 38 Macclesfield M.B. ... 46 Stalybridge M.B. ... 33 Nantwich U.D. ... 39 Tarvin R.D. ... ... 26