[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    For the Urban Districts of the County the birth rate was 18'5 for 1945, and for the Rural Districts 16-4, compared with 201 and 18 0 respectively in 1944 and 18-9 and 16-7 in 1943. The number of births of illegitimate children was 359, which gives a rate of 04 3 per 1,000 of the total births, and 1-17 per 1,000 population. Last year the number was 278, equal to 45T per 1,000 births and 89 of population. For the year 1943, the figures were 239, equal to 41T per 1,000 births and •77 per 1,000 population. DEATHS.—The total number of deaths registered in the Administrative Count}', as shown by the Registrar-Ueueral’s table, was 3,737, as compared with 3,506 in 1944; 3,547 in 1943; 3,735 in 1942, and 4,001 in 1941 Deaths of persons temporarily residing in the County on account of the war are not transferable to areas of usual residence. The general death rate calculated upon the estimate of population submitted by the Registrar-General (305,710) works out at 12-2 per 1,000 living. In 1944 the rate was 11-29; in 1943 the rate was 11-49; in 1942 11-8, and in 1941 121. For the Urban Districts the rate for 1945 was 12 0, and for the Rural Districts 13-5. The County Death rate of 12-2 per 1,000 of population shows an increase on 1944, when the rate was 11-29, and was higher than that for England and Wales, 11-4. STILLBIRTHS.—The number of stillbirths recorded during the year was 229, compared with 241 in 1944,'219 in 1943, 240 in 1942, and 243 in 1941. The rate per 1,000 of population for 1945 is -74; in 1944 it was -77; in 1943 -70; in 1942 -75, and in 1941 -74. The rate continues to compare unfavourably with that for England and Wales, which for 1945 was 46. WOMEN DYING IN OR IN CONSEQUENCE OF CHILDBIRTH.— The number of deaths registered during the year from accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition was 19—7 from puerperal sepsis and 12 from other causes associated with childbirth. This is equal to a rate of 3 40 per 1,000 live births or 3-27 per 1,000 total births (live and still). These figures again show an increase on those of the preceding year. The rates for 1944 were 2 43 and 2-34 respectively, and for 1943 2 09 and 2 00 respectively.