[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Bognor U.D.C.

  • Bognor Regis (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Bognor U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To THE Chairman and Members of the Bognor Urban District Council. Gentlemen, I beg to submit to you my Annual Report for the year ended 31st December, 1905, which I believe you will look upon as the most satisfactory one I have had the honour to present; the Death Rate being the lowest recorded during my sixteen years as Medical Officer of Health. The area of the District is 865 acres, and contains 1531 inhabited houses. 64 plans for new houses were deposited and 57 new houses were erected during the year. The population estimated to the middle of 1905 was 7062, the gross number of deaths registered during the year was 71, viz., 23 males and 48 females and were distributed over the 12 months as follows : — January Male. 2 Female. 9 Total. II February I 3 4 March 6 5 II April 2 3 5 May 2 5 7 June 3 3 6 July I 4 5 August I 3 4 September I I 2 October 2 4 6 November 2 5 7 December 0 3 3 Included in this number are two deaths which occurred in Public Institutions. The estimated death rate is 10.o. The next lowest death rate was recorded in 1901, when it was 10.5. The death rates since the increase in the area of the district, which took place on the ist October, 1900, are as follows :— Total. Rate. 1901 66 10.5 1902 80 12.4 1903 76 II 4 1904 82 11.9 1905 71 lO.O The various ages at which death occurred during the 5'ear under report were :— Under i year 15 I year and under 5 years i 5 years and under 15 years i 15 years and under 25 years 6 25 years and under 65 years 24 65 years and under 80 years 15 80 years and over 9