[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay U.D.C.

  • Whitley Bay (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS. Live Births and Birth Rates, The birth rate was 13*^5 per 1,000 of population as compared with 13.61 in .1 951. The total number of live and still births recorded was 421 as against 445 per 1,000 of population in 1951* Year. Birth Rate. 1948 14.57. 1949 14.83. 1950 13.41. 1951 13. 61. 1952 13.15. The births recorded were 232 males and 189 females. Illegitimate Births. The total number of illegitimate births recorded was 22. These were registered as 10 males and 12 females. The percentage was 5.34 of the total births, an increase of 1.75 per cent. Still Births. The number of still births registered was 9? which is equal to the number of 21.38 per 1,000 of the total births, according to the figures based on the return of the Registrar General. The following table is set out in four year period, giving details of the births, live and still. 1949. 1950. 1951. : 1952. M. P. M. F. M. . F. M. F. Live Births. Illegitimate 16 10 13 13 7 9 10 12 Legitimate 230 223 213 184 224 198 215 175 Total: WO -h C\] 233 226 197 231 207 225 187