[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Trowbridge U.D.C.

  • Trowbridge (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Trowbridge U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TROWBRIDGE URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. Annual Report of Medical Officer For^ the Year 1947. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. Area ... ... ... ' ... ... ... 2,249 acres Population ... ... ... ... ... ... 13,670 Rateable Value (at 1st April 1947) ... ... £94,982 Sum represented by Penny Rate (year 1946-47) £377 SociAi. Conditions.—There has been no change in the conditions of the town, and there is still a grave need for more houses in the town. VITAL STATISTICS. Population ... 13,670. M. F. Total. Eive Births : Eegitimate 167 135 302 Illegitimate ... 8 4 12 Total ... ... 175 139 314 Still Births : Eegitimate 0 5 5 Illegitimate 0 0 0 Total 0 5 5 Deaths from all Causes 65 71 136 Deaths of Infants under 1 year— Legitimate ... . 5 1 6 Illegitimate . 1 0 1 Total ... ... 6 1 7 Deaths from Diarrhoea under 2 years of age 1 0 1 BIRTH AND DEATH RATES. Urban District. England & Wales. Live Birth Rate 22.97 per 1,000 population 20.5 Still Birth Rate 0.36 „ 0.5 Death Rate— All Causes 9.94 ,, ,, ,, 12.0 Infants under 1 year 22.29 per 1,000 live births 41.0 Death Rate under 2 years from Diarrhoea, Enteritis, etc 3.18 ,, ,, ,, ,, 5.8