[Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Occupations. The principal occupations in the city are in the distributive trades, engineering, clothing, hotel and catering, and building trades and also in administration. The following tables provide some statistical information covering a period of ten years :— Population. Exeter, mid-year. 1941 1942 1 1943 1944 3 945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 81,430 73,800 68,520 68,180 69,070 72,910 74,160 75,150 76,590 — 77,260 Birth Rate. Year 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 England and Wales 14.2 15,8 16.5 17.6 16.1 19.3 20.5 17.9 16.7 15.8 Exeter 12.8 14.4 15.3 19.5 18.04 19.8 19.2 17.5 15.6 14.6 Percentage of Illegitimate Births to total births 6.9 7.5 10.4 10.5 15.6 8.7 6.2 4.6 6.05 5.3 Death Rate. Year 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 England and Wales 12.9 11.6 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.5 12.0 10.8 11.7 11.6 Exeter* 13.4 15.8 13.4 13.7 13.8 12.7 13.4 10.7 11.7 10.9 *Corrected by application of the Registrar-General’s comparability factor,