[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontypridd U.D.C.

  • Pontypridd (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontypridd U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    0 10 TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1937 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Popu lation. Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. Transferable Deaths. Nett Deaths belonging to the District. 1 Year. For Birth Rate. For Death Rate. Number. Rate. Number. Rate. Of Non-Residents Registered in the District. Of Residents not registered in the District. Under 1 year of age. At all Ages. Number. Rate per 1.000 Births. Number. ■~i c: £ C. ~ § t: eoi- s r-l ? pj c: 1928 45950 45950 869 18.9 531 11.6 73 64 66 75.9 522 11.31 1929 45320 45320 80S 17.8 617 13.6 109 57 54 06.8 565 12.4 19:10 45320 45320 777 17.1 510 11.2 107 68 52 f 06.9 471 ] 0.4; 19.31 42950 42950 710 16.5 595 13.8 119 87 53 74.6 563 13.1 1932 42670 42670 709 16.4 599 14.0 112 58 49 69.1 545 12.8 i 1933 42580 42580 758 17.8 591 13.9 133 88 63 83.1 546 12.8! 1934 42020 42020 728 17.3 577 13.4 151 92 49 67.3 518 12.3 1935 41240 41240 692 16.8 604 14.6 164 64 42 60.7 504 12.2 1936 40100 40100 627 15.6 623 15.5 152 54 33 52.6 525 13.1 1937 39070 39070 637 16.3 646 16.3 166 89 44 69.0 569 14.5 NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The Urban District of Pontypridd, is situated in Gla- morganshire, at the convergence of the Rhondda, Aberdare and Merthyr valleys. The River Taff traverses the area, together with its main tributary, the River Rhondda. The district is hilly, the climate mild, and the rainfall considerable. The Parliamentary Division of Pontypridd returns one member to the House of Commons. The prosperity of the inhabitants fluctuates largely with the demand for coal, and the depression in this industry during the last ten or twelve years has led to extensive unemployment and large-scale migration ; smaller numbers are engaged in stone quarries, an iron works, and in brick-making.