[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    COUNTY BOROUGH OF NEWPORT. Health Department, Royal Chambers, High Street, Newport. To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee. Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the year 1944. It is made in accordance with the Memorandum, of the Ministry of Health. AREA OF BOROUGH. By the Newport Extension Act of 1934, which became operative 1st April, 1935, the area of the Borough of Newport was increased from 5,020 acres to 7,873 acres—an addition of 2,853 aeries. This is the fifth extension of the Borough that has taken place. It will be of interest to- compare the essential statistics at the dates these extensions were made : — Year of Extension ... 1832 1877 1889 1904 1935 Area 938 2,734 4,924 5,020 7,873 Population 7,062 32,953 49,910 72,420 97,500 Number of Houses . ? 4,856 7,970 12,450 21,734 Birth Rate ? 40.87 33.6 32.48 16.96 Death Rate ? 27.31 17.5 15.63 12.38 Infant Mortality ... ' ? 167.8 161.8 153.9 70.3 The new areas added in 1935 comprise : — Old Authority Parish Area in Acres Mago-r Rural District Council. Part of Christchurch 1060 St. Mellons Rural District Council— Part of Beftws ,, M alp a s ,, St. Woolos 7 690 1096 Total ... 2853