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 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section 1.
VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH.
TABLE V.
| Number of ordinary dwelling houses | 10,062 | At Census 1911. | |||||||
| Population | 85,495 | ||||||||
| Average number of persons per house | 8.4 | ||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Deaths. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | ||||
| Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 of the Population. | ||
| 1902 | 82,380 | 1,516 | 18.4 | 904 | 11.0 | 133 | 87.7 | 73 | 0.89 |
| 1903 | 82,730 | 1,453 | 17.6 | 837 | 10.1 | 126 | 80.7 | 66 | 0.80 |
| 1904 | 83,080 | 1,445 | 17.4 | 892 | 10.7 | 161 | 111.1 | 73 | 0.89 |
| 1905 | 83.130 | 1 421 | 17.0 | 823 | 9.9 | 133 | 93.6 | 73 | 0.87 |
| 1906 | 83,780 | 1,437 | 17.1 | 850 | 10.1 | 111 | 77.2 | 57 | 0.08 |
| 1907 | 84,130 | 1,359 | 16.1 | 817 | 9.7 | 98 | 73.1 | 61 | 0.72 |
| 1908 | 84.480 | 1,4 0 | 16.6 | 803 | 9.5 | 97 | 69.3 | 71 | 0.88 |
| 1909 | 81,830 | 1,328 | 15.6 | 839 | 9.9 | 99 | 71.5 | 58 | 0.62 |
| 1910 | 85,210 | 1,310 | 15.7 | 829 | 9.7 | 81 | 60.4 | 58 | 0.68 |
| 1911 | 85,599 | 1,276 | 14.9 | 847 | 9.9 | 165 | 82.3 | 50 | 0.05 |
| 1912 | 85,966 | 1,281 | 14.9 | 861 | 10.0 | 79 | 61.7 | 64 | 0.74 |
| 1913 | 86,316 | 1,325 | 15.0 | 951 | 10.8 | 91 | 68.7 | 49 | 0.56 |
| 1914 | 86,731 | 1,273 | 14.7 | 913 | 10.5 | 91 | 71.5 | 57 | 0.66 |
| 1915 | 81,760 | 1,327 | 15.3 | 994 | 12.1 | 101 | 76.1 | 48 | 0.78 |
| 1916 | 81.470 | 1,164 | 13.1 | 862 | 10.5 | 73 | 62.7 | 55 | 0.67 |
| 1917 | 75,649 | 1,123 | 13.3 | 922 | 10.8 | 90 | 80.1 | 69 | 0.91 |
| 1918 | 71.815 | 895 | 11.1 | 1,027 | 14.8 | 69 | 77.1 | 75 | 1.01 |
| 1919 | 88,012 | 1,156 | 12.6 | 1,036 | 11.8 | 96 | 83.0 | 50 | 0.64 |
TABLE V. (1).
| Year | Population estimated to ' middle of year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Deaths. | Pulmonary Tubereulosis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 of the Population. | ||
| 1902 | 12,120 | 192 | 15.8 | 163 | 13.4 | 20 | 104.1 | 17 | 1'40 |
| 1903 | 12,310 | 194 | 15.7 | 127 | 10.3 | 14 | 72.1 | 11 | 0.89 |
| 1904 | 12.500 | 195 | 15.6 | 125 | 10. 0 | 20 | 102.5 | 13 | 1.04 |
| 1905 | 12,690 | 194 | 15.3 | 127 | 10.0 | 24 | 123.7 | 9 | 0.79 |
| 1906 | 12.870 | 205 | 15.9 | 131 | 10.2 | 21 | 102.4 | 5 | 0.39 |
| 1907 | 13.070 | 185 | 14.1 | 152 | 11.6 | 15 | 81.1 | 13 | 0.99 |
| 1908 | 13,250 | 225 | 17.0 | 108 | 8.1 | 11 | 48.8 | 7 | 0.53 |
| 1909 | 13 430 | 196 | 14.6 | 140 | 10.4 | 15 | 76.5 | 6 | 0.45 |
| 1910 | 13,610 | 199 | 14.6 | 118 | 8.7 | 15 | 75.4 | 6 | 0.44 |
| 1911 | 13,820 | 207 | 15.0 | 133 | 9.6 | 19 | 91.8 | 7 | 0.51 |
| 1912 | 14.040 | 183 | 13.0 | 135 | 9.6 | 12 | 65.5 | 5 | 0.6 |
| 1913 | 14,250 | 201 | 13.8 | 161 | 11.1 | 11 | 54.7 | 11 | 0.76 |
| 1914 | 14,400 | 152 | 10.5 | 130 | 9.1 | 14 | 92.1 | 5 | 0.35 |
| 1915 | 13,550 | 157 | 10.9 | 147 | 10.8 | 17 | 108.2 | 5 | 0.26 |
| 1916 | 13,510 | 132 | 9.7 | 140 | 10.3 | 7 | 53.0 | 13 | 0.96 |
| 1917 | 12,593 | 143 | 10.3 | 143 | 11.2 | 12 | 83.9 | 14 | I.11 |
| 1918 | 13,000 | 115 | 8.8 | 157 | 13.5 | 13 | 113.0 | 11 | 0.95 |
| 1919 | 14,600 | 149 | 10.2 | 170 | 12.0 | 13 | 87.2 | 10 | 0.71 |