[Report 1943-1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C.

  • Devizes (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1944
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    BOROUGH OF DEVIZES Wealth Reports of the Medical Officer for the Years 1943 and 1944 V. r Mi r t •5- y Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit herewith my Annual Report for the years 1943 and 1944 on the Public Health and Sanitary Administration for the Borough. I have the honour to be, Your obedient Servant, G. H. H. WAYLEN, 41, Long Street, Devizes. Medical Officer of Health. GENERAL STATISTICS. 1943 and 1944 1943 1944 Area in acres .. . . • • • • 1391 1391 Population (Registrar General’s Estimate) . . 7978 7773 Number of inhabited houses . . . . . . . . 2092 Rateable Value . . . . • . . . . . ^£45,650 Product of Penny Rate . . H . . . . . . ^£180 VITAL STATISTICS. Live Births. Legitimate Illegitimate Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population Live Birth rate for England and Wales . . Still Births. Legitimate . . Illegitimate . . Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis . . Deaths from other Puerperal causes Maternity Mortality per 1,000 total births Deaths of Infants under 1 year — Legitimate Illegitimate Infantile Death Rate per 1,000 live births Infantile Death Rate per 1,000 live births England and Wales Total Deaths from all causes Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Est. Population Death rate for England and Wales M. F. 1943 Total M. F. 1944 Total- 62 54 116 67 76 143 9 9 18 10 12 22 71 63 134 77 88 165 • • 16.56 16.5 * 21.23 17.6 2 1 3 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 — 1 2 2 4 2 — 2 29.1 12.0 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 8 3 11 1 4 5 — 1 1 4 1 5 8 4 12 5 5 10 89.5 60.6 49.0 46,0 42 62 104 45 65 110 13.04 14.15 12.1 11.6