[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Llandovery Borough.

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

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    VIOLET COTTAGE, Ue ■its* I'- LL AN DOVERY, August 27th, 1946. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Llandovery. Gentlemen, I have the Honour to submit to you my Annual Report for the year ending December 31st, 1945. Statistics and Social Condition of the Area Area (in acres) 1,209 Estimated Population ... < 1.943 Number of Inhabited Houses ... 630 Number of Families liv ing' in separate Houses 57i Rateable Value ... ^6,986 Sum represented by a Penny Rate £26 VITAL STATISTICS. • Births Rate per 1000 civil population —10 88 as compared with i6'i for England and Wales. M F Live Births—Legitimate 21 10 11 Illegitimate 5 2 3 Still Births — Legitimate 1 Nil 1 Illegitimate Nil Nil N Deaths. Rate per 1000 civil population —15'44 as compared with 11.4 for England and Wales. M F Deaths 3° 10 20 Deaths from Puerperal Causes : — No. 29 (Registrar-General’s Short List)—Puerperal Sepsis Nil Total Nil No. 30 ditto Other Puerperal Causes None Total Nil Death Rate of Infants under one year of age : — All Infants per 1000 live births 0.51 per 1000 Births Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births 0.51 per xooo Bii ths Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births Nil Deaths from Cancer (all ages) Nil Deaths from Measles (all ages) ... Nil Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) Nil There have been no cases of Sickness or invalidity which have been specially noteworthy in the Borough during the year, neither have there been any conditions of occupation or environment which appear to have had a prejudicial effect on health. The general health of the residents of the Borough was exceptionally good.