[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council.

  • Breconshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Breconshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE COUNTY. Population.—The pojoulatiou for the year 1938 estimated by the Registrar CTeneral to the middle of the year is—53,060. The Population Census (1931)—57,775. Physical Features and General Character of the County.— TJie area of the Administrative County of Brecknock is 469,281 statute acres (including inland water)' and is the fourth largest administrative County in Wales. There are 5 Urban and 6 Rural llistricts. The Chief Industries are Agriculture in the Northern part of the County and Coal Mining in the Southern Section, with some Stone Quarrying. GENERAL STATISTICS. Area (acres) Population (1931) Census ... Rateable Value (1st April, 1939) ... Sum represented by a penny rate (estimated 1939-1940) 469,281 57,775 T263,464 .. il,042 0 0 EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. Live Legitimate Total. 698 Male. 383 Female. Births Illegitimate 43 20 23 Rate—1396 Still Legitimate 46 23 22 Births Illegitimate 4 2 2 Rate—0-92 Deaths ... 684 356 328 Rate—12'89 Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth— from Sepsis ... ... __ from other causes ... ... q This gives a Alaternal klortality rate of 8.86 per 1,000 births. Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age Legitimate, 42; Illegitimate, 4. Total, 46 Rate per 1,000 births, 62.07. Deaths from— kleasles (all ages) ... _ hooping ('ough (all ages) ... 7 Dian-hoea (under 2 .vears of age) 1 Births—Tlie m,in|,e,. „f register,] Iliirili'. lOHH '4' in the Countv W ml S i,l oV V’. goihst 1. Still 13irtl E.?il „fT nV'''* end J937 li’nH c-ompared with 13.71 and 1 02 in appended ' - Tables 1 and