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. (6).
| Number of occupied houses | 1,686 | At Census 1901. | |||||||||||
| Population | 14,777 | ||||||||||||
| Average number of persons per house | 8.76 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 15100 | 435 | 28.8 | 219 | 14.5 | 45 | 103.4 | 76 | 5.1 | 23 | 1.52 | ||
| 1903 | 15370 | 417 | 27.1 | 184 | 11.9 | 39 | 93.5 | 59 | 3.9 | 15 | 0.97 | ||
| 1904 | 15550 | 408 | 26.2 | 206 | 13.2 | 54 | 132.3 | 43 | 2.8 | 25 | 1.61 | ||
| 1905 | 15790 | 426 | 26.9 | 171 | 10.8 | 50 | 117.4 | 57 | 3.6 | 9 | 0.57 | ||
TABLE VIII. (7).
| Number of occupied houses | 1,677 | At Census 1901. | ||||||||||
| Population | 10,689 | |||||||||||
| Average Number of persons per house | 6.38 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 10840 | 162 | 14.9 | 110 | 10.5 | 16 | 98.7 | 44 | 4.1 | 3 | 0.28 | |
| 1903 | 10950 | 194 | 17.7 | 116 | 10.5 | 21 | 108.2 | 43 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.64 | |
| 1904 | 10990 | 152 | 13.8 | 121 | 11.0 | 13 | 85.5 | 23 | 2.1 | ... | ... | |
| 1905 | 11040 | 133 | 12.0 | 103 | 9.3 | 14 | 105.3 | 44 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.45 | |