[Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberavon Borough.

  • Port Talbot (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1893
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Credit: [Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberavon Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    'I ■>' — AN1^^XJAL REI^OIRT > OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR ABERAVON, 1893, Mk. Mayor and Gentlemen, I have pleasure in submitting to you my report upon the sanitary condition of Aberavon Borough during the year 1893. In calculating the averages, I estimate the population at 6750. Births. The total number of births registered was 264, of which number 123 were boys and 141 girls. The birth rate would be 39.1 per 1000 ; but a more correct birth rate would be arrived at by excluding from the total, six births where death ensued almost immediately after birth, and this amended birth rate would be 38.2 per 1000. There were five illegitimate births during the year. Deaths. The total number of deaths registered at all ages was 155, and this number may be subdivided as follows : Under the age of 1 year ... ... 45 Aged 1 year and under 5 years ... ... 25 ,, 5 years ,, 15 ,, ... 11 n lb ,, „ 25 „ ... ... 25 „ 25 „ „ 65 „ ... ... 28 ,, 65 ,, and upwards ... 21 Of the above, 81 were males and 74 females. The death rate estimated on the above numbers would be 22.9 per 1000, but this does not give a fair mortality rate, and to arrive at this, the following deaths should be de- ducted from the total, viz.: 2 cases of Congenital deformity, incompatible with the prolonged maintenance of life, (a) Anencephalus; (h) Congenital heart disease; 4 other cases of death immediately after birth; 1 case of suicide; 24 deaths from drowning in the Aberavon boating disaster of Aug. 7th, 1893,—this series of deaths occurred amongst holiday makers residing out of the district. On deducting these 31 cases, the number of deaths would be reduced to 124, and the amended death rate would be 18.3 per 1000. Zymotic Of the seven principal Zymotic diseases, the forms which have given rise to fatal cases death rate. i c J > & are : Small Pox ... ... 2 Measles ... ... 17 Scarlatina ... ... 2 Diarrhoea ... ... 6 Making a total of 27 deaths, and yielding a Zymotic death rate of 4 per 1000. Mortality Infant mortality—that is the proportion of deaths of infants under one year to births registered, amounts to 170.4 per 1000. Summary. Notifications For purposes of comparison, I will recapitulate our averages : Aberavon rate per 1000, 1893. Corresponding mean rate of Glamorgan Urban Sanitary District, 189^ Corresponding rate of England & Wales, 189gt„ Birth rate 38-2 36-8 30-5 Death rate 18-3 18- 19- Zymotic death rate ... 4- 2-2 1-9 Infantile mortality 170-4 168-6 147- The cases of Infectious diseases notified during the year were : Small Pox ... ... 9 Scarlet Fever ... ... 83 Membranous Croup... ... 4 Erysipelas ... ... 16 Continued Fever ... ... 1 Typhoid Fever ... ... 2 Puerperal Fever ... ... 4 Making a total of 119