[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashington U.D.C.

  • Ashington (Northumberland, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashington U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Asnington Urban District has a population of 28,390 and an area of 6,057 acres. It is bounded, on the south, by the River Wansbeck, on the north and west, by the Rural District of Morpeth and on the east, by the Urban District of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. The main industry is coalmining which employs the vast majority of the population. Agricul- ture, electrical engineering, clothing manufacture and the manufacture of cake decorations also provide employment. The housing problem remains serious and the ideal of one house for each family is still far from being attained. Area in acres 6,057 Registrar-General's estimate of resident population mid-1955 28,390 Rateable Value £134,960 One Penny rate produces £500 Number of inhabited houses (end of 1955) 8,401 VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS Live Births: Total Male Female Legitimate 460 234 226 Illegitimate 12 5 7 472 239 233 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 16.63 (Comparability Factor 0.98) Standard Birth Rate 16.3 Still Births: Total Male Female Legitimate 12 9 3 Rate per 1.000 total (live and stiil) Births 24.79 Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 0.42 DEATHS Total Male Female 283 162 121 Death Rate per 1,000 of the population 9.968 (Comparability Factor 1.19) Standard Death Rate 11.86 Deaths from Puerperal Causes (heading 30 ol the Registrar-General’s Short List): Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion Nil Rate per 1.000 total (Live and Still) Births Nil Death Rate of Infants under 1 year: All Infants per 1.000 live births 29.66 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 30.43 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil Deaths from Malignant Neoplasms 43 Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil