[Report 1916-1917] / Medical Officer of Health, Stafford R.D.C.

  • Stafford (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1917
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Credit: [Report 1916-1917] / Medical Officer of Health, Stafford R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH OF THE Stafford Rural District Council, For the Years 1916 and 1917. Eastgate, Stafford, June, 1918. To the Chairman and Members of the Stafford Rural District Council. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit a brief report of the health of the Stafford Rural District for the years 1916 and 1917. Population. The population of the District has been estimated as under :— 1916 1917 For Birth Rate ... 12,654 ... 9,662 ,, Death ,, ... 11,630 ... 8,668 ^ Not*.—The population of the Rural District for 1917 has been adjusted by the Registrar General, in view of the alteration of the boundary of the District, consequent upon the extension of the Borough of Stafford, April 1st, 1917, so that it is possible to show the birth and death-rate over the whole year, in place of having to ©sfcimas® the figures for the first three months separately, before the alteration in tha boundary took effect. Births. The number of Birth registered in the District were :— 1916.. .234, equal to a rate of 18*4 per 1,000 Depopulation. 1917.. .186, „ „ „ 191 „ „ „