Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
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VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1953 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
| Year 1 | Population estimated to Middle of each Year 2 | Births | Total Deaths registered in the District | Total Deaths in Hospitals in the District 9 | Deaths of Non-Residents registered in the 0District 10 | Deaths of Residents regisstered beyond the District 11 | Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 | Rate 4 | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | |||||||||
| No. 5 | Rate per 1,000 Births registered 6 | No. 7 | Rate 8 | No. 12 | Rate 13 | |||||||
| 1943 | 45,440 | 925 | 20.6 | 31 | 34 | 713 | 15.7 | 517 | 228 | 276 | 761 | 16.7 |
| 1944 | 44,800 | 846 | 18.9 | 28 | 33 | 722 | 16.1 | 453 | 209 | 296 | 809 | 18.1 |
| 1945 | 47,040 | 848 | 18.0 | 13 | 15 | 582 | 12.4 | 357 | 147 | 251 | 686 | 14.6 |
| 1946 | 56,320 | 1,353 | 24.0 | 18 | 13 | 728 | 12.9 | 424 | 191 | 242 | 779 | 13.8 |
| 1947 | 59,040 | 1,531 | 25.9 | 22 | 14 | 766 | 13.0 | 421 | 198 | 209 | 777 | 13.2 |
| 1948 | 60,410 | 1,218 | 20.2 | 16 | 13 | 676 | 11.0 | 332 | 166 | 200 | 710 | 11.8 |
| 1949 | 60,440 | 1,140 | 18.9 | 16 | 14 | 664 | 11.0 | 301 | 108 | 170 | 726 | 12.0 |
| 1950 | 59,810 | 1,146 | 19.2 | 10 | 9 | 731 | 12.2 | 413 | 181 | 175 | 725 | 12.1 |
| 1951 | 60,380 | 1,062 | 17.6 | 10 | 9 | 723 | 11.9 | 417 | 180 | 200 | 743 | 12.3 |
| 1952 | 59,780 | 998 | 16.7 | 5 | 5 | 771 | 12.9 | 510 | 216 | 183 | 728 | 12.2 |
| Averages for years 1943-1952 | 55,346 | 1,107 | 20.0 | 17 | 16 | 708 | 12.9 | 414 | 182 | 220 | 744 | 13.7 |
| 1953 | 59,350 | 970 | 16.3 | 28 | 28 | 664 | 11.2 | 445 | 214 | 135 | 585 | 9.9 |