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 A.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OP THE
BOROUGH.
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1919.
Population estimated to middle of 1919 | for Birth-Rate | 91,682 | |
for Death Rate | 88,012 | ||
Density | 38.9 persons per acre | ||
Marriages | 777 | ||
Marriage-Rate | 17.0 | ||
Births | 1,156 | ||
Birth-Rate | 12.6 | ||
Deaths | 1,036 | ||
Death Rate | 11.8 | ||
Infantile Mortality | 83 | ||
Death-Rate from the principal Epidemic Disease | 0.16 | ||
Death-Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 0.64 | ||
Death-Rate from All Forms of Tuberculosis | 0.82 |
Census, 1911.
Population | 85,495 |
Buildings used as Dwellings | 11,976 |
Average number of persons per house | 7.1 |
Ordinary Dwelling Houses | 10,062 |
Average number of persons per house | 6.7 |
Area of Borough | 2265 acres |
„ „ (excluding area covered by water) | 2253 acres |