[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r 0 COMPARISON OF DURHAM BIRTH-RATE WITH PREVIOUS YEARS. 1894—1903 10 CO d per 1,000 population. 1904 00 Cl yy 1905 2;-1 yy yy 1906 29-4 yy yy 1907 yy yy 1908 26‘0 yy yy 1909 7) y 0 yy yy 1910 2^'S yi yy I9II 26'8 yy 1912 247 yy yy 1913 247 yy 1914 26*4 yy 1915 20'9 jj yy 1916 237 yy 1917 I7'9 j) yy 1918 I7'9 )) yy 1919 20'2 }) yy 1920 297 t} yy COMMENTS ON BIRTH STATISTICS. The Birth Rate of Durham, 29*7 per 1,000, is the highest recorded since 1904 and is substantially higher than that of England generally. DEATH STATISTICS. DEATH-RATE. During 1920, 315 deaths were registered as having occurred within the City; 84 being non-resident were transferred to their own area; 23 deaths occurring outside the area were transferred to Durham, making a nett total for the year of 254 deaths, equivalent to an annual death-rate of I5‘2 per 1,000 population, as compared to a death-rate of i7'2 for 1919.