[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Bishop Auckland U.D.C.

  • Bishop Auckland (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Bishop Auckland U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Area and Social Conditions The area of the district is 9,336 acres. The estimated population in mid-1972 was 33,120 a decrease of 200 on the previous year’s estimate. The rateable value at the end of 1972 was £1,237,538 and the product of a penny rate was £11,240. The number of houses according to the Council’s rate book v/as, at the end of 1972, 11,833 plus 59 public houses. Vital Statistics. In the following extracts from the vital statistics of the district, the corrected figures as supplied by the Registrar General have been used and the rates quoted are based on the above mentioned estimated population. Live Births Total Males Females Legitimate 427 222 205 Illegitimate 56 31 25 TOTAL ... 483 253 230 Comparability Factors—Births Deaths Standard Birth Rate for the District Standard Rate for England and Wales 1-06 1-05 15-5 14-8 Births. The total number of live and still births was: 490; 257 Males; 233 Females. Illegitimate live births total 58; 32 Males; 26 Females. Illegitimate live births as a percentage of total live births = 12 per cent. England and Wales 9 per cent. Still Births. Still Births Total Males Females Legitimate 5 3 2 Illegitimate 2 1 1 TOTAL ... 7 4 3 Rate per 1,000 total live and still births ... 14 Rate for England and Wales ... ... ... 12 Total live and still births 490; 257 Males; 233 Females. Infant deaths (deaths under 1 year) 8; 5 Males; 3 Females.