[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Carmarthen County Borough.

  • Carmarthen (Wales). County Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Carmarthen County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Birth rate comparison with other areas Birth-rate. Borough of Carmarthen 14.48 England and Wales 15.8 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) 17.6 148 Smaller Towns 16.7 London Administrative County 17.8 Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still Total. M. F. Births). Still Births 5 3 2 27.32 The Still-Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population—0.39. For comparison purposes with the still-birth rates in other areas the above rate of 0.39 becomes 0.40, i.e. after taking into account the comparability factor given by the Registrar-General. Still-Birth rate comparison with other areas Still-Birth rate. Borough of Carmarthen 0.40 England and Wales 0.37 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) 0.45 148 Smaller Towns 0.38 London Administrative County 0.36 Rate per 1,000 estimated home Total. M. F. population. Deaths 131 66 65 10.34 The Registrar-General provides us with a factor, which assists in converting the crude death-rate into a standardised death-rate which enables a comparison of the death-rate in the Borough with that in other areas to be made. The factor given is 1.06 and the standardised death rate hence becomes 10.96. Death rate comparison with other areas Borough of Carmarthen England and Wales 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (in- cluding London) 148 Smaller Towns London Administrative County Death rate. 10.96 11.6 12.3 11.6 11-8