[Report 1926] / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6 111 1925 tliere were 8,100 births j in 1924, 8,'3G8 birtlis;. in 1923, 8,737 biillis; in 1922, 8,805 bii-tbss in 1921, 10,312 births; in 1920, 10,779 births; in 1919, 8,487 births; in 1918, 8,948 birtbs; in 1917, 8,402 births; in 1916, 8,848 birtbs; in 1915, 10,194 births; in 1914, 9,455 birtbs. The birth-rate for 1926 was 20-3 per 1 000 persons living. In 1925 the rate was 21-5; in 1924, 22-’3; in 1923, 23‘5; in 1922, 23-8; in 1921, 28-3; in 1920, 29 2; in 1919, 22-9; in 1918, 24-8; in 1917, 23T; in 1916, 25-7; in 1915, 28 59; in 1914, 30-2. For the Urban Districts ef the County the birth-rate was 21'02 per 1,000 for 1926, and for the! Eiural Districts 15'84, compared with 22’04 and 18'34 resjrectively for 1925, and 22-9 and 18-5 for 1924. It will be observed that the birth-rate continues to decline. The rate for 1926 was the lowest ever recorded for the County. The number of birtbs of illegitimate children was 258, which gives a rate of 34‘06 per 1,000 of the total births and ‘69 per 1,000 of population. Last year the number was 236, equal to 29T per 1,000' births and '63 per 1,000 population. For the year 1924 the figures were 244, equal to 29'2 per 1,000 births, and ‘65 per 1,000 population. The birth-rate for England and Wales was 17’8. DEATHS.—^The total number of deatlis registered in the Administrative County, as shown in the Eegistrar-Generars table, was 3,499, as compared with 3,980 in 1925, 3,962 in 1924, 3,860 in 1923, 4,238 in 1922, 4,107 in 1921, 4,379 in 1920, 4,171 in 1919, 4,943 in 1918, 3,822 in 1917, 4,979 in 1916, 5,063 in 1915, and 4,356 in 1914. The general death rate, calculated upon the estimated population of 372,410 works out at 9'4 per 1,000 living. In 1925 the rate was lOU; in 1924, lO O; in 1923, 10-4; in 1922, 11-4; in 1921, 11-3; in 1920, 11-9; in 1919, IIT; in 1918, 15-3; in 1917, 11-7; in 1916, 12-9; in 1915, 15-3; and in 1914, 12-8 For the Urban Districts the rate for 1926 was 9‘3, and for the Eural Districts 10'3. The County death-rate of 9'4 is the lowest on record. * The death-rate for England and Wales was IIU,
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