[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Benfleet U.D.C.

  • Benfleet (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Benfleet U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. Total M. F. Live Births ... 191 103 88 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Legitimate 177 96 81 estimated resident popula- Illegitimate 14 7 7 tion 12.15 Stillbirths 4 2 2 Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births... 20.5 Deaths 189 99 90 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident popula- tion ... ... *12.03 Deaths from puerperal causes Deaths Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. Puerperal sepsis ... • • 1 5.1 Other puerperal causes • • — — Total ... •• 1 5.1 Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :— 13 All infants per 1,000 live births ... ... ... ... 68.06 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births ... 62.1 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births ... 142.8 Deaths from Cancer (all ages) ... ... ... ... ... 28 Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... ... ... ... ... — Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... ... — Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 j^ears of age) ... ... 4 There was no unusual or e.xcessive mortality during the year which requires comment. There were no noteworthy causes of sickness or invalidity in this District during the year. There was no evidence that the occupations or environment of the inhabitants of this area had a prejudicial efl'ect on their health. No statistical or other evidence is available of the eflects of unemployment on the health or physique of children or adults,