[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough.

  • Chelmsford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JtJuRTH-RATE, Death-rate, anil Analysis of Mortality during the Tear 1920. (Provisional figures. Populations esltmaled to the middle of 19S0 have been used foi the purposes of this Table.) Birth- rate PER 1,000 Total Popula- tion. Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. Kate per 1,000 Births, All Causes. Enteric Fever. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Whooping Cough. Diphtheria. Violence. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Year*). Totas Death unde< One* Yeaiy England and Wales ... 25-4 12-4 0-01 0-00 0-10 0-04 Oil 0 15 0-48 8-3 80 96 Great Towns, including 26-2 12-5 0-01 0-00 0-22 0-04 0 14 0-16 0-43 10-4 85 London (Geneus I’opulations exceeding 50,000) 148 Smaller Towns (Census 24-9 IPS 0 02 0-00 0'19 0-03 OTO 0-14 0-38 7-8 80 Populations 20,000—50,000) London 26-5 12-4 0-01 000 0-22 0 05 0T7 0-22 0-47 9-5 75 CHELMSFORD ... 20-8 8-8 0-00 0-00 0-08 0-00 (04 004 — 0-00 55-- Birth Rate. The birth rate of Chelmsford for 1920 was 20'8, as compared with 15-3 in 1919. It will be Seen that this ie a low birth rate compared with that of the whole country, which was 18 5 in 1919 and 25-4 in 1920. The birth rate of Chelmsford has been low for several years. The illegitimaU birth rate of Chelmsford was much lower in 1920 than 1919. In 1919 9‘2 per cent, of the births were illegitimate, but in 1920 the percentage was much less, being only 4-2 per cent. Death Rate. The number of deaths registered in the Borough was 235. Of this number 62 were deaths of persons who were not inhabitants of Chelmsford, but who died in Institutions within the Borough. In addition, 20 deaths were accepted as deaths of Chelmsford residents occurring in other districts. Subtracting 62 “ outward transfers ” from the figure of 235, and adding 20 “ inward transfers,” the net number of deaths is 193, which agrees with the figure supplied by the Registrar-General. This gives a corrected death rate of 8-8 per 1,000 for the year 1920. This is a low death rate as compared with that of the whole country, which is 12-4 per 1,000. It is also lower than that of 1919 for Chelmsford, which was ]0’4 per 1,000. Two other death rates which are of special importance are also low. Thus tlie Zymotic Death Bate was only -lO per-1,000.