[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Burry Port U.D.C.

  • Burry Port (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Burry Port U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V war ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECS!IBER» 1953* ;to the burry port urban district council. (jaraceHien, We beg to submit the Annual Report for the year ended December 31st, 1953. SECTION A - STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE URBAN AREA. (a). Your district covers an area of 1,543 Acres. fb) . population (Mid-year 1953).Est, by Registrar G-eneral 6,063 fc) . Number of inhabited houses end of 1953. l,86l ( d) . Number of families or separate occupiers, 2,o43 le). Rateable Value. £18,482. 0. 0 (f) . Sum represented by a penny Rate on R.V. Y, £66. 10. 0 (g) , Unemployment. The average number of unemployeds • for the year was 95 weekly, out of an insurable population of 2,200 which is equivalent to 4231. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. Births and Deaths. Rates per 1,000 Estimated Population, M. F. Total B. Port Crude or Adjusted England & Wales Live | 'Legitimate 42 52 Actual Rate. Rate, Rate. Births | ^Illegitimate 2 4 100 'T6V5 I5TT 1575“ Still | ^Legitimate 1 3 4 .7 .6 .35 Births i (illegitimate - - 38.7(a) 38.7(ft) 22.4(a) Deaths (a) - per 1,000 Live 50 31 and Still 81 Births. 13.5 14.4 11.4 Deaths of mothers due to childbirth and pregnancy,... Decthsfrom cancer (all ages) Deaths from Measles Deaths from Whooping Cough Deaths from Gastro-enteritis (under 2 years of age).. Deaths from Tuberculosis Death rate of infants under 1 year of age;- All infants per 1,000 live births Deaths of infants under 4 weeks per 1000 live births Cases of death in the area Whooping Cough Maligant neoplasm, stomach ” lung, bronchus ” breast. Other malignant & lymphatic neoplasms Diabetes Vascular lesions of nervous system Coronary diseases, angina Hypertension with heart disease Other heart disease Cther circulatory disease Influenza pneumonia .Bronchitis ..,!!! Other diseases of respiratory system, Ulcer of stomach and duodenum. Gastritis and diarrhoea Nephritis and Nephrosis Congenital malformations .*.!.! Other defined & 111 defined diseases All other accidents suicide !.!!!!!!!*! * * 1. Total = 81. Nil. 11. Nil. -i 1. Nil. 8o 26.8 70 Male Female Total. 1-1 1-1 1-1 -11 5 3 8 1-1 5 7 12 10 2 12 112 3 4 7 1-1 6 17 1-1 2 13 3-3 -11 -11 -11 10 1 6 17 13 112 1-1 50 31 ST