[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Buxton Borough.

  • Buxton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Buxton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE illEA The elevation of the Borough is from 950 to 1,200 feet above sea-level. Area of the Borough .... Estimated Population (mid 1972) Number of dwellinghouses, end of 1972 Kateable value (31.3.73) . • Estimated product of Ip Rate (31.3.73) 6,337 acres 19,900 6,566 £715,214 £6,700 Vital Statistics M. F. T. Live births - Total • 135 117 252 G •••••••• 122 109 231 Illegitxmate. ....... • 13 8 21 • 2 2 0 •••••••• • 1 1 Illegitimate • 1 1 Total live and still births - Total • 137 117 254 Legitimate .... • 123 109 232 Illegitimate, ... • 14 8 22 Deaths of Infants - (under 1 year of age) - Total , • 1 3 4 Legitimate, • 1 3 4 Illegitimate • - - — (under 4 weeks of age) - Total , , • - 3 3 Legitimate, • - 3 3 Illegitimate • - - - (under 1 week of age) - • 3 3 Legitimate. • - 3 3 Illegitimate • - - - Deaths - all ages Live birth rates, etc. 152 Buxton 155 307 England & 'j/ale s Livebirths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) , • 12.7 14.8 Area comparability factor 1.00 Local adjusted rate 14.8 Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate , , • .92 1.00 Illegitimate livebirths as percentage of all live births Stillbirth rate • 8 9 Stillbirths per 1,000 total live and still births , . Infant mortality rates • 8 12 V Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births , , , . Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 • 16 17 legitimate live births , Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 • 17 17 illegitimate live births Neonatal mortality rate • 21 Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births. Early neonatal mortality rate • 12 12 Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births , Perinatal mortality rate Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined, per 1,000 • 12 10 total live and stillbirths . • 20 22