[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

Sheffield (England). City Council.

Date:: 1943

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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Live Births. —There were 8,948 live births registered in the City in 1943, and after making allowances for births transferable inwards and outwards the figure of net live births is 8,613. The birth rate was 18-2 per 1,000 of the population as against a rate of 16-6 in 1942. The England and Wales rate for 1943 was 16'5 per 1,000. It will be seen from the statement below that since the year 1933 an increase in the birth rate has been maintained almost continuously. The 1943 rate exceeds the average of the ten previous years. Average Year Number of Live Births Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Population 1933 7,178 14-0 1934 7,530 14-5 1935 7,676 14-7 1936 7,884 15-2 1937 7,962 15-4 1938 8,144 15-7 1939 8,192 15-7 1940 7,702 15-5 1941 7,477 15-5 1942 7,958 16-6 1933-42 7,700 15-3 1943 8,613 18-2 Still Births.—Still births allocated to the City in 1943, after making allowance for transfer¬ able births, numbered 213 and gave a rate of 0-45 per 1,000 of the population, as against a rate of 0-50 for 1942. The 1943 rate for England and Wales was 0-51. The still births of the City in 1943 also represent a rate of 24 per 1,000 total (live and still) births, as compared with 29 per 1,000 in 1942. Deaths.—There were 6,387 deaths registered in the City in 1943 and the transferable deaths numbered 264 inwards and 436 outwards. Net deaths allocated to the City therefore totalled 6,215, of which 3,353 were males and 2,862 females. The death rate from all causes was 13 • 1 per 1,000 of the population. This rate, as is shown in the statement below, is higher than the 1942 rate of 11-9 and higher than the average rate for the decade 1933-1942. It is also above the 1943 rate for England and Wales of 12*1 per 1,000. Year Number of Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 of the Population 1933 .. 6,117 .. 12-0 1934 .. 5,886 .. 11-4 1935 .. 6,193 .. 11-9 1936 .. 6,334 .. 12-2 1937 .. 6,492 .. 12-5 1938 .. 5,906 .. 11-4 1939 .. 6,201 .. 12-0 1940 .. 7,538 .. 15-2 1941 .. 6,583 .. 13-6 1942 .. 5,697 .. 11-9 Average 1933-42 .. 6,295 .. 12-4 1943 .. 6,215 .. 13-1 Small-Pox.—There were no cases of Small-Pox notified during the year. Measles.—There were 5,814 cases of Measles notified during the year, and the attack rate was 12-26 per 1,000 of the population as against 9-41 per 1,000 in 1942. Admissions to Municipal Hospitals, as classified after certain cases had been re-diagnosed in hospital, numbered 159. There were 17 deaths, twelve of males and five of females, and the death rate was 0-036 per 1,000 of the population as against 0-019 in 1942. The average annual rate for the five years, 1938-1942, was 0-021. Scarlet Fever.—3,213 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified during the year and admissions to Municipal Hospitals, as classified after certain cases had been re-diagnosed in hospital, numbered 1,912. The attack rate was 6-78 per 1,000 of the population as against 5-26 for 1942, and an average rate of 2-25 for the quinquennium 1938-1942. There was one death from Scarlet Fever in 1943, and the death rate was 0-002 per 1,000 of the population. The average annual rate for the City for the quinquennium 1938-1942 was 0 • 002.