[Report 1967-1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhayader R.D.C.

  • Rhayader (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1967-1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhayader R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Births & Deaths in Previous Years 1955-1966 (Average Figures) ACTUAL TOTAL Corrected rates ; per 1,000 pop. Births Deaths Births Deaths 59.3 . 46,8 - 17.3 11,0 1966 ------ 49 59 13.90 16,74 ... . ...... 1967 62 49 17.54 11.36 1967 Rate per 1,000 pop, ir England and Wales 17.2 11,2 Because of the sraallness of the population, comparative figures cannot be properly judged over one or two years. The corrected rates for 19^7 however, do bear comparison unlike those of Taken over the twelve years between 1955 £ind I966 the rates compare favourably with the national average. The surplus of births over deaths, the natural increase, shows a different picture. The surplus in the past I8 years is 113 but the actual population has fallen by 578, this means there has been an actual total of 691* This is the real measure of depopulation. There has been however, n a slow but steady increase since I96I when the figures were 4,030 so it seeims that the Council's rescue operations are beginning to have an effect. Infectious Disea^ses The only notification during the year was one case of encephalitis. Tuberculosis ,, ^ New cases notified ,,, ,,,, Number on register: Pulmonary .,,, • •,, 3 Non-pulmonary , • •, 2 Female 1 1 7