[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Wrexham Borough.

  • Wrexham (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Wrexham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Survival Rate. Excess of Births over Deaths .. .. .. 209 Rate per 1,000 population .. .. .. .. 6.5 Births. During the year there were 571 Births, of which 270 were Males and 301 Females. This is an increase of 49 over the figure for 1951. Of these birtns 545 were legitimate as compared with 500 in 1951, and there were 26 illegitimate births as compaied with 23 in the previous year. Birth Rate. The adjusted Birth Rate is 17.1 and that of England and Wales is 15.3. The Birth Rate has diminished by 0.7 per 1,000 population, and that for England and Wales nas diminisned by0.2. The Birth follows :— Rate for the previous years and for 1952 is 1943 .. .. 20.8 1948 .. 20.1 1944 .. .. 20.3 1949 .. 20.7 1945 .. .. 19.9 1950 .. 17.2 1946 .. .. 20.8 1951 .. 17.8 1947 .. .. 23.6 1952 .. 17.1 Stillbirths.' There were 10 Stillbirths as compared with 20 in 1951. Of these 5 were Males and 5 were Female^ The rate per 1,000 population is 0.31 as compared with 0.64 in 1951. The rate for England and Wales is 0.35. Tne rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 total biiths (Live and btillbuths) is 17.2 as compared with 36.9. The following table shows the number of Stillbirtlis, Still- birth rates per 1,000 live and Stillbirths and per 1,000 population for the past ten years :—