[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Live Births.—There were 8;282 live births registered in the City in 1936 and the transferable births numbered 37 inwards, and 435 outwards. The net live births allocated to the City therefore numbered 7,884, and the Birth rate was 15-2 per 1,000 of the population as against tt rate of 14-7 per 1,000 in 1935. The England and Wales rate for 1936 was 14-8 per 1,000. It will be seen from the table below that the continuous decline in the Birth rate ceased in the year 1934, since when an increase has been maintained. The 1936 rate almost reaches the average of the ten previous years. Year Number of Live Births Rate per 1000 of the Population 1926 9,013 . 17-2 1927 8,526 16-2 1928 8,438 . 16-4 1929 7,976 . 15-4 1930 7,831 . 151 1931 7,777 . 15-0 1932 7,393 . 14-4 1933 7,178 . 14-0 1934 7,530 . 14-5 1935 7,676 . 14-7 Average 1926-35 ... 7,934 . 15-3 1936 7,884 15-2 Still Births.—Still births allocated to the City in 1936, after making allowance for transferable births, numbered 314 and gave a rate of 0-61 per 1,000 of the population, which is identical with the rate for 1935. The 1936 rate for England and Wales was also 0-61. The still births of the City in 1936 also represent a rate of 38 per 1,000 total (live and still) births. Deaths.—There were 6,619 deaths registered in the City in the year 1936 and the transferable deaths numbered 240 inwards and 525 outwards. The number of deaths of Sheffield residents was therefore 6,334, of which 3,356 were males and 2,978 females, and the death rate from All Causes was 12-2 per 1,000 of the population. This rate is higher than the average rate for the decade 1926-1935 by 0-4 and also higher than the 1936 rate for Average 12-1 per 1,000. Year Deaths Rate per 1000 of the Population 1926 . 5,927 11-3 1927 . 6,436 . 12-3 1928 . 6,099 . 11-8 1929 . 6,850 . 13-2 1930 . 5,675 . 11-0 1931 . 5,839 . 11-3 1932 . 5,976 . 11-6 1933 . 6,117 . 12-0 1934 . 5,886 . 11-4 1935 . 6,193 . 11-9 1926-35 . 6,100 . 11-8 1936 . 6,334 . 12-2 A comparison of the death rate of Sheffield with that for England and Wales in quinquennia is given in the following table. It will be noted that for the last three quinquennia Sheffield’s rate was below that for England and Wales.