[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

  • Wakefield (England). City Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BIRTHS During 1919 there were 891 births registered as having occurred in the City. Of these 8 were non-resident births and 11 resident births occurred outside the City, leaving 883 as the nett number of resident births, 437 being males and 446 females. This gives a birth-rate of 17-2 per 1,000, as compared with 17-6 m 1918 and 21-7 the average for the preceding 10 years. The birth-rate is the second lowest on record for the City, that of 1917 (16-3) being actually the lowest. The Wakefield birth¬ rate is less than that of England and Wales in 1919 (18-5) and less than the average of the 96 large English towns (19-0). The birth-rate has been falling steadily for the past 50 years, but at an accelerated rate during the last five years. There are, however, indications of an improved birth-rate for 1920, as one would expect from the marriage boom in 1919. Table giving Average Annual Birth-Rate in Each of the Five Decennial Periods 1867—1916, and Birth-Rate in 1918—1919. Period. Birth Rate per 1,000 of Population. 1919 17-2 1918 17-6 1917 16-8 1907—1916 28 0 1897—1906 27-4 1887—1896 29T 1877—1886 84-0 1867—1876 38-0