Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VIII. (4).
| Number of occupied houses | 1,299 | At Census 1901. | ||||||||||
| Population | 9,099 | |||||||||||
| Average number of persons per house | 7.00 | |||||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Deaths. | Notifiable Zymotic Diseases. | 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases. Deaths. | ||||||
| Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 Births. | Cases Notified (excluding Chicken-pox). | Attack rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | |||
| 1902 | 9233 | 110 | 11.9 | 71 | 7.7 | 11 | 100.0 | 40 | 4.4 | ... | ... | |
| 1903 | 9357 | 99 | 10.6 | 60 | 6.4 | 8 | 80.8 | 34 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.43 | |
| 1904 | 9503 | 90 | 9.5 | 62 | 6.5 | 11 | 122.2 | 17 | 1.8 | 2 | 0.21 | |
| 1905 | 9762 | 113 | 11.6 | 60 | 6.1 | 5 | 44.2 | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.10 | |
TABLE VIII. (5).
| Number of occupied houses | 1,778 | At Census 1901. | ||||||||||
| Population | 12,172 | |||||||||||
| Average number of persons per house | 6.84 | |||||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Deaths. | Notifiable Zymotic Diseases. | 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases. Deaths. | ||||||
| Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 Births. | Cases Notified (excluding Chicken-pox). | Attack rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | |||
| 1902 | 12550 | 275 | 21.9 | 107 | 8.5 | 20 | 72.1 | 102 | 8.2 | 10 | 0.79 | |
| 1903 | 12850 | 243 | 18.9 | 111 | 8.6 | 21 | 86.4 | 55 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.15 | |
| 1904 | 13200 | 283 | 21.4 | 120 | 9.1 | 22 | 77.7 | 70 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.61 | |
| 1905 | 13580 | 250 | 18.4 | 131 | 9.6 | 23 | 92.0 | 29 | 2.1 | 11 | 0.81 | |