[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembroke Borough.

  • Pembroke (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembroke Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1956. Tc His Worship the Mayer, and Oerperatien cf the Borough cf Pembroke. Mr. Mayer, Mrs. Kemp and Gentlemen, I beg tc submit the Annual Repert fer the year 1956. VITAL STATISTICS Pcpulatien (Registrar General’s Estimate). 1956 13,760 There is an increase in the pcpulatien cf 50, compared with the estimated figure fer 1955, which was 13,710. Live Births Male Female Total Legitimate 130 108 238 Illegitimate 2 5 7 Total Births 132 113 245 Birth Rate This was 17.8 per 1,000 cf the pcpulatien, compared with 16.3 for the Ccunty cf Pembroke and 15.7 fer the whole cf England and Wales. The birth rate fer 1955 was 18.8. Still Births Legitimate Illegitimate Total Still Birth Rate Male Female Total 2 3 5 1 nil 1 3 3 6 This was ,44 per 1,000 cf the pcpulatien, cr 24.5 per 1,000 live births, compared with 23.4 per 1,000 live births in the Ccunty cf Pembroke mid 23.0 per 1,000 total still and live births in the whole cf England and Wales. Infant Mortality There were 10 deaths cf infants under cne year cf age, cf which 8 were under feur weeks old. The infant mortality rate was 40.8. per 1,000 live births, compared with 32.5 for the County cf Pembroke and 23.8 fer the whcle cf England and Wales. The infant mortality rate thus shews an increase cf 17.8 cn the figure fer 1955, which was 23.0.