[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Skelton & Brotton U.D.C.

  • Skelton and Brotton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Skelton & Brotton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Statistics of the Area Population The Registrar-General’s estimate of the population of the district in the mid-year 1963 is 13,290 as compared to an estimate of the population in the mid-year 1962 of 13,270. General Statistics I am indebted to the Financial Officer of the Council for the following figures:— 1. Area of the District in acres .... .... 15,419 2. No. of inhabited houses according to the rate books 4,320 3. Rateable Value .... .... .... £239,497 4. Sum represented by a penny rate .... .... £364 TABLE 2 Vital Statistics Male Female Total Live Births .... .... 130 104 234 Legitimate 122 98 220 Illegitimate .... •••• 8 6 14 Still Births .... •.. • 3 4 7 Legitimate .... •••• 3 4 7 Illegitimate .... .... — — — Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age Male Female Total .... .... .... 2 — Legitimate .... .... .... 2 — Illegitimate .... .... .... — — The number of births registered being 234 gives a corrected birth-rate of 19.0 per 1,000 of the population, compared to 18.2 for England and Wales. 2 infants under the age of one year died giving an infant mortality rate of 8.5 per 1,000 live births com¬ pared to the rate for England and Wales of 20.9.