[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough.

  • Llanelli (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1894
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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE LLANELLY BOROUGH COUNCIL. Gentlemen, In compliance with Article 14, Section IV., of the Public Health Act, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the year 1894. POPULATION. I estimate that the population to the middle of the year 1894 would be 25,153. Divided among the three Wards the figures stand thus:— Ward No, I ... ... ... 919.3 Ward No. II ... ... ... 9719 Ward No. Ill ... ... ... 6311 BIRTHS. The number of children born during the year is as follows :— Legitimate. Males ... 416 Females ... 388 804 Illegitimate. Total. 12 ... 428 9 ... 397 21 825 Calculated according to the estimated population the birth rate would be 32*8 per 1000. Sex.—Of the whole number of births, the preponderance of males over females was 31. Children bom out of Wedlock.—The number of illigitimate births registered was 21, representing a proportion of 2*6 per cent, of the total number of births registered. DEATHS. 362 deaths wrere recorded, of which 186 were males and 176 females. The death-rate for the year was 14*3 per 1000 ; last year the rate of mortality was i8*i. 14.3 is the lowest mortality yet