[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Wrexham R.D.C.

  • Wrexham (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Wrexham R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following Table sub-divides the number of legitimate births according to parishes. TABLE 2. BIRTHS. Parish Male Female Total Abenbury 2 2 4 Allington 4 8 12 Bersham 29 33 62 Bieston I I Broughton 40 44 84 Brymbo 30 14 44 Burton 2 2 4 Cefn 99 91 190 Erbistock 4 I 5 Erddig Esclusham Above 4 2 6 Esclusham Below II 19 30 Gresford 20 23 43 Gwersyllt 57 67 124 Holt 6 8 14 Isycoed I 2 3 Llangollen Rural 14 13 27 Llantysilio 2 I 3 Llay 57 40 97 Marchwiel 8 15 23 Minera 9 n 20 Penycae 27 24 51 Rhos 59 78 137 Ruabon 47 33 80 Sesswick Totals 533 53i 1064 In addition to the above, a total of 70 illegitimate births must be added (a proportion of 6.17%) giving a corrected total of 1134. BIRTH RATE The crude birth rate per 1000 population in the Wrexham Rural District was 18.2 as compared with 18.0 for 1969. The adjusted figure (using the comparability factor) comes to 19.1. In England and Wales generally the rate is 16.0. This is the sixth successive year that a decrease in the birth rate has taken place in England and Wales generally. In our own district it will be seen that this trend is reversed.