[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.

  • Merthyr Tydfil (Wales : County). Borough Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A comparison of England and Wales and Local Birthrates over the past ten years is shown in the following table : Year No. of Births Rates per thousand population Increase or decrease of Local Rate on National Rate County Boro, of Merthyr Tydfil England and Wales 1951 992 16.4 15.5 +0.9 1952 961 15.9 15.3 +0.6 1953 959 16.04 15.5 +0.5 1954 880 14.74 15.2 —0.5 1955 857 14.31 15.0 —0.7 1956 845 14.20 15.6 —1.4 1957 985 16.61 16.1 +0.5 1958 974 16.43 16.4 1959 988 16.66 16.5 +0.1 1960 987 16.66 17.1 —0.5 1961 964 16.39 17.4 —1.0 Wer. Annual Birt hrate 1950 to 1960 15.74 15.9 —0.2 MARRIAGES During 1961, 460 marriages were registered in the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, which is a Married Persons Rate of 15.6 per thousand population. The details of marriages in the County Borough during the past ten years and their comparison with the national figures are as follows :— Year Number of Marriages Rates per thousand population County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil England and Wales 1951 481 15.9 16.5 1952 491 16.3 15.9 1953 492 16.4 15.6 1954 475 15.9 15.4 1955 489 16.3 16.1 1956 497 16.7 15.8 1957 490 16.5 15.4 1958 488 16.5 15.1 1959 462 15.6 15.0 1960 420 14.2 15.0 1961 460 15.6 15.0