[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough.

  • Lytham St. Anne's (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS OF THE AREA 1. Population- The Population of the Borough at the middle of 1970 is estimated by the Registrar General at 36,890, 110 less than in 1969, 11,130 more than in the 1931 census, 6,547 more than the 1951 census, and 668 more than the 1961 census. 2. Births. According to the Registrar General, 341 live births—178 males and 163 females—occured in the Borough during the year. This is 25 less than in the previous year, and gives a crude birth-rate of 9.2 per thousand. Corrected Birth-Rate. 1970 adjusted birth-rate (comparability factor, 1.25)—11.5 per thousand. Illegitimate Births. The number of illegitimate births, 35—of which 15 were males and 20 females—is the same as in 1969. This represents 10.26 per cent of the total live births, and an illegitimate birth-rate of 0.94 per 1,000 of the population. The corresponding figures for the previous year were 9.56 per cent and 0.94 per thousand. Still Births. There were 3 still births—1 malp and 2 female—as compared with 4 males and 5 females, during the previous year. This represents, 0.88 per cent of the total births, and a still-birth rate of 0.08 per 1,000 of the population. The corresponding figures for 1969 were 2.45 per cent and 0.24 per thousand. 3. Deaths. There has been an increase in the number of deaths during this year, 696 as compared with 692 in 1969. The crude death-rate is 18.9 per thousand; this is 0.20 more than that for the previous year. Corrected Death-Rate. 1970 adjusted death rate (comparability factor 0.65)—12.3 per thousand. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA 1. Water Supply. Water is supplied by the Fylde Water Board; the supply has been satisfactory in quality and ample in quantity. Practically all houses in the Borough receive their supply direct from the mains, but some of the larger houses, hotels, etc., are provided with storage cisterns. All water is mechanically filtered; lime water is added to prevent action on lead, and the water is afterwards chlorinated.