[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Particulars in regard to rates (per 1,000 of population,) for the various Districts for 1930 and the 5 yearly periods 1921—25 and 1926—30 are as follows :— Areas. Number o] Births 1930. Birth Rate 1930. Birth -rate. 1921-25 1926-30 URBAN DISTRICTS: Knighton 33 190 18.5 18.0 Llandrindod Wells ... 26 8.2 ‘ 14.9 9.7 Presteigne 11 10.2 20.2 14.4 RURAL DISTRICTS: Colwyn 33 16.1 20.7 15.5 Knighton 61 15.0 20.4 19,8 New Radnor 53 21.2 18.9 20.1 Painscastle 36 15.8 21.9 17.7 Rhayader 83 16.8 17.7 15.6 Urban Districts 70 12.2 17.1 13.1 Rural Districts 266 10.7 19.6 17.7 Administrative County 336 15.6 18.9 16.5 England and Wales ... ■ 16.3 19 3 16.7 STILL BIRTHS, The total number of still-births registered in the County during 1930 was 21, compared with 16 in 1929 ; the rate was '97 per 1000 compaied with ‘69 for England and Wales. There were 4 in the Urban Districts and 17 in the Rural Districts ; 16 were legitimate (males 9, females 7) _and 5 illegitimate (males 3, females 2). Particulars in regard to the various districts, with rate in brackets, are as follows :— Urban Districts, 4 ('70) ; Rural Districts, 17 (107) ; County 21 ('97); Urban : Knighton 1 ('58) ; Llandrindod Wells 3 (L03) ; Presteigne nil Rural : Colwyn nil ; Knighton 7 (172); New Radnor 5 (2) Painscastle 2 ('88) ; Rhayader 3 ('61)