[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Leake R.D.C.

  • Leake (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Leake R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Leake Rural District Council. Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Year ended December 31st, 1913. Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report on the health of the District during the year 1913. Area in Statute Acres, 17,076 Population, 3,722. Number of Inhabited Houses, 902. Average Number of Persons per house, 4. Births. The total number of births registered is 74, which is four less than last year, and one below the average of the last five years. This is an annual birth rate of 19.8 per thousand of the population. Mortality. The total number of deaths registered in the District is 38, which is six less than last year, to this must be added five deaths of residents not registered in the District, and one subtracted not belonging to the district. This brings the total up to 42, which is an annual death rate of 11.7 per thousand, which is 2.5 less than last year; 23 of these deaths were of persons over 65 years of age.