[Report 1878] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1878
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    6 to rectify the error, because from my experience of procuring returns I fear it ■would be very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain the necessary statistics, but I intend to enquire into the matter. The Table below affords comparative linformation for the last 14 years upon estimated population, actual numbers of Births and Deaths and Birth-and Death-rates :— Year. in the middle of Births. Deaths. living. each Year. Births. Deaths 1865 'I 12,699 . . 8,014 ... 38-87 ... 24-5 1866 Tlie Estimated 12,877 . . 8,042 ... 38-48 ... 24-0 1867 1868 Population >■ in these years is •< not to lift 13,029 . 12,992 . . 8,318 ... . 8,548 ... 38-01 ... 36-31 ... 25-6 25-9 1869 XAvU V\J K/Kf relied on. 12,779 . . 7,737 ... 35-53 ... 23-1 1870 L 12,922 . . 7,805 ... 35-00 ... 23-0 1871 344,980 . 13,443 . . 8,594 ... 39-00 ... 24-9 1872 350,164 . 14,123 . . 8,048 ... 40-50 ... 23-1 1873 355,540 . 14,497 . . 8,990 ... 40-78 ... 24-8 1874 360,892 . 14,888 . . 9,665 ... 41-25 ... 26-8 1875 366,325 . 14,862 . . 9,668 ... 40-57 ... 26-3 1876 371,839 . 15,816 . , 8,330 ... 42-53 ... 22-4 1877 377,436 . 16,001 . . . 9,038 ... 42-39 ... 23-9 1878 383,117 . 15,964 . .. 9,662 ... 41-67 ... 25-2 In the following statement is given the Death-rate per 1,000 of the population of Birmingham and the principal large towns for the year 1878, and the five preceding years :— DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS LIVING. 1878 Average of 20 large English Towns. 24-4 London. 23.5 Norwich. 24-6 Birm. 25 2 Liverpool. Manchstr. 29-4 27-9 Leeds. 23-8 Newcastle. 23-8 1877 22-8 21-9 21 -0 23 9 26-5 27-4 22-3 22-4 1876 23-6 22-3 21-9 22-4 27-6 29-2 25-1 22-8 1875 25-4 23-7 24-5 26-3 27-5 29-9 26-4 26-1 1874 25-4 22-5 23-5 26 8 32-0 30-4 28-7 29-2 1873 24-4 22-5 21 -5 24-8 25-9 30-1 27-6 30-1 In the subjoined Table will be found the total number of Deaths, the number of Deaths in each sex, and the Death-rate for each quarter of the year, together with the totals for each of the four preceding years :— Total 1st Quarter. 2,592 2nd Quarter. 2,045 3rd Quarter. 2,431 4th Quarter. 2,594 Total 1878. 9,662 Total 1877. 9,038 Total 1876. 8,330 Total 1875. 9,668 Total 1874. 9,665 Males 1,340 1,105 1,277 1,364 5,086 4,745 4,390 5,044 4,993 Females 1,252 940 1,153 1,229 4,574 4,292 3,939 4,623 4,672 Sex not known — — 1 1 2 1 1 1 — Death-rate ... 27-06 21 -35 25-90 27-08 25-2 23-95 22-40 26-34 26-78 The division of the Deaths among the nine Begistration Sub-Districts is shown in the statement below :— 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Total Total Total Death-rate Lady wood Quarter. Quarter. Quarter. Quarter. 1878. 1877. 1876. 1875. 1878. 297 250 296 311 1,154 950 890 1,090 23-3 St. Thomas 237 205 221 246 909 880 805 932 21-7 St. Martin 288 199 279 304 1,070 996 1,028 1,084 24-6 St. Mary 97 74 87 100 358 352 347 394 23-5 St. George 443 311 354 357 1,465 1,383 1,286 1,568 27-5 All Saints’ 404 380 365 454 1,603 1,571 1,376 1,370 37-4 Deritend 396 314 427 415 1,552 1,437 1,260 1,365 24-3 Duddestou 349 247 341 323 1,260 1,239 1,091 1,292 23-9 Edgbastou 81 65 61 84 291 230 247 273 13-6