Mr. Spear's report to the Local Government Board on sanitary administration in the Bridgend registration district, Glamorganshire, with special reference to the arrangements existing in the district for the discharge of the duties of Medical Officer of Health / [John Spear].

  • Spear, John.
Date:
[1889]
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Credit: Mr. Spear's report to the Local Government Board on sanitary administration in the Bridgend registration district, Glamorganshire, with special reference to the arrangements existing in the district for the discharge of the duties of Medical Officer of Health / [John Spear]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    population has taken place. In the Bridgend sub-district some 4,600 of the population, and in the Cowbridge sub-district about 1,000, are likewise located upon the coal measures, and are engaged in coal mining and iron and tin works. The mortality returns of the last few years are given in the annexed table. The general death-rate is high; that from “ fever ” con¬ spicuously in excess of the average rate in the kingdom. [In the table deaths in the workhouses have been distributed pro rata to each sub-district. The deaths amongst inmates of the county asylum have been excluded, save for a small proportion that, from the asylum reports of the two last years, may be estimated to have occurred amongst persons belonging to the district.] 1 | | M O w cj 3 .2 bo a . ci 8 Year. District. Births. Deaths. Deaths under 1. Ph 1 a> CO o3 3 OD rC H-» rP ft <V ; > rP frH 3 I a H o Ph 5 * Ph j s 1883 Maesteg 659 301 | 87 1 ___ 3 _ _ 5 16 4 Cowbridge - 171 118 27 — — 8 — 1 4 — Bridgend 503 330 82 ! 1 3 3 26 5 Total - 1,333 749 196 i 6 11 — ■ 6 46 9 1884 Maesteg 717 413 124 _ 31 _ _ 24 5 Cowbridge - 217 126 25 — — 1 1 — 4 — Bridgend 492 320 84 — 38 1 — 2 10 14 Total - 1,426 859 233 — 69 2 1 2 38 19 1885 Maesteg . 753 324 85 _ 13 1 Cowbridge - 202 145 33 — 6 — 1 — 1 1 Bridgend 549 255 58 3 1 1 2 8 4 Total - 1,504 724 176 —• 9 1 2 2 22 6 1 1886 Maesteg 766 439 162 4 7 3 30 19 5 Cowbridge - 194 147 29 — 7 2 — 11 1 — Bridgend “ 492 279 56 ■ ■■ ' •' 4 9 5 6 Total - 1,452 865 247 — 11 9 7 50 25 11 1887 Maesteg 760 365 116 2 8- 4 3 5 2 Cowbridge - 178 104 24 — — — 1 — 2 1 Bridgend 466 343 84 — — 5 3 7 14 9 Total - 1,404 812 224 2 13 8 10 21 12 1888 Maesteg _ 638 347 101 1 23 2 7 3 (nine Cowbridge - 145 91 16 i — 1 1 — — 1 mnths' Bridgend 381 232 42 — 4 3 — _9 2 4 Total - 1,164 670 159 1 5 1 27 1 n O — 9 8 CD w Maesteg 40-0 20 6 157 •4 •4 •1 *4 I •8 •2 g ® P-> Cowbridge - 27-4 18-1 140 _ •3 •3 •1 •3 •3 1 Bridgend - 33-0 20-1 141 — *6 *15 •1 •2 •74 •5 CU CM p © in I a o> < es Reg. District 35-0 20-0 150 — •4 •3 1 •3 •70 •3 M 'V — J i j —V j Rate per 1.000 of Propor- Rates per 1,000 of estimated population, estimated popula- tion to tion. 1,000 births regis¬ tered. 22502882057