Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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Table No. 1.
Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. | Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. | Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. | |||||
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Under 1 year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||||
Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
1898 | 109,982 | 3,463 | 31.4 | 665 | 192 | 1,499 | 13.6 | 226 | 208 | 437 | 1,734 | 15.8 |
1899 | 111,788 | 3,442 | 30.7 | 675 | 196 | 1,600 | 14.3 | 260 | 251 | 460 | 1,809 | 16.1 |
1900 | 112,236 | 3,396 | 30.2 | 540 | 159 | 1,719 | 15.3 | 230 | 221 | 471 | 1,969 | I7.5 |
1901 | 110,398 | 3,395 | 30.7 | 510 | 150 | 1,576 | 14.2 | 188 | 172 | 396 | 1,790 | 16.2 |
1902 | 111,577 | 3,315 | 29.7 | 459 | 138 | 1,326 | 11.8 | 162 | 115 | 502 | 1,826 | 16.3 |
1903 | 112,455 | 3,465 | 30 .8 | 473 | 136 | 1,412 | 12.5 | 121 | 108 | 436 | 1,740 | 15 .4 |
1904 | 113,634 | 3,265 | 28.7 | 489 | 149 | 1,340 | 11.7 | — | — | 484 | 1,824 | 16.0 |
1905 | 114,512 | 3,290 | 28.7 | 411 | 124 | 1,444 | 9.9 | — | — | 498 | 1,642 | 14.3 |
1906 | 115,495 | 3,260 | 28.2 | 472 | 144 | 1,387 | 12.0 | 68 | 64 | 531 | 1,854 | 16.0 |
1907 | 116,510 | 3,323 | 28.5 | 356 | 107 | 1,336 | 13.1 | 208 | 188 | 497 | 1,641 | 14 .0 |
Averages for years 1898-1907. | 112,858 | 3,361 | 29.7 | 504 | 149 | 1,463 | 12.8 | 182 | 165 | 471 | 1,792 | 15.7 |
1908 | 117,339 | 3,084 | 26.2 | 381 | 123 | 1,251 | 10.6 | 159 | 156 | 548 | 1,643 | 13.9 |
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* Rates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 are calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area 1,563.
covered by water).
Total population at all ages 110,398
Number of inhabited houses 15,823
Average number of persons per house 7.
At Census of 1901.