[Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough.

  • Portsmouth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1902
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Credit: [Report 1902] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS. During the year 3,269 Deaths were registered, giving a corrected death rate of 17T9 per 1000, which is slightly lower than that of the previous year, which was 17’94 per 1000. Deaths were registered in the four quarters of the year as follows : First Quarter 834 deaths, equal to rate of 17'38 per 1000 Second ,, 731 ,, ,, 15-23 ,, Third „ 840 „ „ 17-50 Fourth ,, 864 ,, ,, 18-01 . The corrected death rate of 17-19 per 1000 places Portsmouth ninth in the list of the 33 great towns of England and Wales. The lowest death rate is that of Croydon, 14-32 and the highest that of Liverpool 24-04 per 1000. TABLE II, Table showing the Annual Birth-rate, Rate of Mortality, and Death-rates, among Children for the year 1902, and ten years preceding. Year Birth-rate per 1000 of the Population Annual Rate of Mortality living from all causes Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living from 7 principal Zymotic Diseases Deaths of Children under i year: Percentage of total Deaths Percentage of Deaths of Children under i year to Registered Births Deaths of Children under 5 years: Percentage of Total Deaths 1902 27-53 17-03 2-35 24-4 15-1 35-2 1901 27-88 17-82 2-87 25-4 16-2 35-6 1900 26-89 18-09 2-46 22-9 17-4 33-4 1899 27-33 30-47 3-53 26-4 19-7 37-8 1898 26-58 16-98 2-38 22-3 13-7 34-0 1897 27-74 16-85 2-62 27-5 16-7 37-9 1896 28-84 17-46 2-36 25-9 15-6 38-1 1895 28-52 18-33 2-36 27-3 17-6 37-5 1894 28-05 15-44 2-11 23-5 12-9 37-3 1893 28-51 18-52 3-14 24-9 16-4 38-3 1892 28-08 \ 18-52 1-91 20-4 15-5 35-3 Average of 10 years, 1892-1901 27-84 17-86 2-57 24-6 16-2 36-5 * Revised in accordance with the Census returns of 1901.